Volleyball Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Heritage Patriots
After both having extra time off, the New Castle Trojans and the Heritage Patriots will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Castle is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
New Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Jay County.
New Castle walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13.
Emily Grow was a one-man wrecking crew for New Castle as she had 24 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Grow has posted in her last eight matches.
New Castle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay County only served four.
Meanwhile, Heritage and Norwell met for a duel on Saturday where Heritage prevailed. Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Norwell , sneaking past 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won three contests in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-101) Heritage actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Heritage can attribute much of their success to Gabby Roussey, who had 14 digs, and Alexa Walter, who had 14 digs, 13 kills, and two aces. Walter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Heritage, their record now sits at 20-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: New Castle has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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