Volleyball Game Preview: Woodcrest Christian Royals vs. Santiago Sharks

Woodcrest Christian has won 12 straight games at home, while Santiago has won 12 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Royals will welcome the Sharks at 6:00 p.m.

Woodcrest Christian proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by three) and last Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Ontario Christian. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Woodcrest Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 24-26, 27-25, 25-15, 15-10.

Meanwhile, Santiago had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Palos Verdes by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.

Santiago had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-14.

Woodcrest Christian's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Santiago, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Woodcrest Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Santiago struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.