Volleyball Preview: Wisconsin Heights Vanguards vs. New Glarus Glarner Knights
Wisconsin Heights is 1-9 against New Glarus since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:45 p.m.
Wisconsin Heights came up short against Marshall on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Vanguards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Glarus, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Waterloo on Tuesday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was New Glarus who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 14-25, 27-25, 15-25, 15-12.
New Glarus relied on the efforts of Ella Woodmansee, who had eight digs and four aces, and Jaycee Dimaggio, who had 23 digs. That's the most aces Woodmansee has posted in her last seven matches.
Wisconsin Heights' loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for New Glarus, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Wisconsin Heights has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like New Glarus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wisconsin Heights came up short against New Glarus in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Wisconsin Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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