Volleyball Preview: Wasatch Wasps vs. Bountiful RedHawks
The Wasatch Wasps will take on the Bountiful RedHawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wasatch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Viewmont 3-0.
Wasatch got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 31-29.
Wasatch can attribute much of their success to Juliette Zollinger, who had four digs and four aces. Zollinger has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Wasatch was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bountiful waltzed into their matchup last Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Falcons as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Bountiful never let Clearfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-20.
Bountiful's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hannah White, who had nine digs and 15 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Adelaide Stevenson, who had six digs.
Wasatch's record now sits at 14-15. As for Bountiful, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Wasatch hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for Bountiful, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Wasatch's sizable advantage in that area, Bountiful will need to find a way to close that gap.
Wasatch skirted past Bountiful 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Will Wasatch repeat their success, or does Bountiful have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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