Volleyball Preview: Bentonville West Wolverines vs. Rogers Mountaineers
The Bentonville West Wolverines will face off against the Rogers Mountaineers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bentonville West has four straight victories, Rogers has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Bentonville West made easy work of Springdale and carried off a 3-0 win.
Bentonville West's got stronger as the match went on, holding Springdale to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-13, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bentonville West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madeleine Koulavong, who had seven aces and four digs. Those seven aces gave Koulavong a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinity Collette, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Rogers came up short against Fayetteville on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Rogers was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fayetteville work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Rogers had strong showings from Sadie Mcconnell, who had 18 digs, and Mia Hatch, who had seven digs and 13 assists. Mcconnell is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Bentonville West's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9. As for Rogers, their loss dropped their record down to 6-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Bentonville West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bentonville West came up short against Rogers when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will Bentonville West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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