Volleyball Preview: George Washington Patriots vs. Hedgesville Eagles
George Washington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the Hedgesville Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
George Washington extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Ali Arbogast. Everything went George Washington's way against Riverside on Wednesday as George Washington made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Arbogast, who had eight aces and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant George Washington was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-12.
George Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hedgesville extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Jefferson. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on three straight.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hedgesville was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-13, 25-7.
Hedgesville had a senior duo take command as Kylee Anne East had eight digs and 20 assists and Addison Sykes had three aces and ten assists.
Hedgesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 40-5-1 record this season. As for George Washington, their win bumped their record up to 19-22-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: George Washington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Hedgesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
George Washington skirted past Hedgesville 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Does George Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hedgesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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