Volleyball Preview: Western Reserve Blue Devils vs. Mathews Mustangs
The Western Reserve Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Mathews Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mathews took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Western Reserve, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Western Reserve made easy work of McKinley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Western Reserve was: they took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-6, 25-8.
Western Reserve was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Meanwhile, Mathews was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Pymatuning Valley.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-16.
Western Reserve's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Mathews, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Western Reserve has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Mathews struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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