Volleyball Game Preview: Wynot Blue Devils vs. Homer Knights

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 10:26pm

Volleyball Preview: Wynot Blue Devils vs. Homer Knights

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Wynot is 9-1 against Homer since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Wynot Blue Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Homer Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Monday, Wynot narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Winside 3-2.

Wynot wouldn't go down easily and took Winside into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 15-11.

Wynot's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenna Oligmueller, who had 25 kills, 20 digs, and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Geisen, who had 13 digs, four kills, and 49 assists.

Wynot 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 seven aces in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Homer had already won 13 in a row and they went ahead and made it 14 on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wolfpack as they made off with a 3-0 victory.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-19.

Wynot is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Homer, their record is now 23-3.

Wynot might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Homer in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Can Wynot avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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