Volleyball Preview: Holmen Vikings vs. Verona Wildcats
The Holmen Vikings will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Verona Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Holmen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Vel Phillips Memorial 3-0.
While Holmen won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 25-17.
Holmen can attribute much of their success to Sadie Mayer, who had six digs and two aces. Mayer is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Verona duked it out withMiddleton on Thursday. Verona was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Middleton. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
While Verona won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 26-24.
Ella Haines and Claire Gibbons were among the main playmakers for Verona as the former had 15 digs and the latter had 11 digs.
Holmen is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Verona, their win bumped their record up to 27-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Holmen has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Verona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Holmen took their victory against Verona in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Holmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Verona turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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