Volleyball Preview: Delaware Christian Eagles vs. West Jefferson Roughriders
Delaware Christian is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while West Jefferson is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, everything went Delaware Christian's way against East Knox as Delaware Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Delaware Christian took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-6, 25-13.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday West Jefferson sidestepped Tree of Life Christian for a 3-2 victory.
West Jefferson took Tree of Life Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-14, 25-23, 19-25, 15-9.
Josaphine Stryker and Julia Beatty were among the main playmakers for West Jefferson as the former had nine digs and the latter had 18 digs, 15 kills, and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: West Jefferson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Delaware Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for West Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Delaware Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like West Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Delaware Christian's way against West Jefferson in their previous meeting back in September, as Delaware Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Delaware Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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