Volleyball Preview: Hebron Christian Lions vs. Wesleyan Wolves
Hebron Christian has won 21 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Wesleyan has won 21 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Hebron Christian Lions will host the Wesleyan Wolves at 11:00 a.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Hebron Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Southwest Atlanta Christian with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hebron Christian was: they took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-3, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan made easy work of Darlington on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Wesleyan was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-13, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wesleyan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Douglas, who had 23 digs. Douglas has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Godfrey, who had 14 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Wesleyan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Hebron Christian's win bumped their record up to 36-5. As for Wesleyan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 35-11 record this season.
Hebron Christian skirted past Wesleyan 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Hebron Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wesleyan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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