Volleyball Preview: Waldron Mohawks vs. North Decatur Chargers
Waldron is 1-9 against North Decatur since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Waldron Mohawks will challenge the North Decatur Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waldron took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Edinburgh.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Waldron was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, North Decatur hadn't done well against Hauser recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. North Decatur was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hauser.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant North Decatur was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-12.
North Decatur can attribute much of their success to Hannah Gorrell, who had six digs and three aces. Gorrell is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Waldron's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-18. As for North Decatur, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Waldron has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like North Decatur struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Waldron came up short against North Decatur in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Waldron avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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