Volleyball Preview: Warren Township Blue Devils vs. Stevenson Patriots
Warren Township has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Stevenson Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Warren Township is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Carmel just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Corsairs by a score of 2-1.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Warren Township lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Stevenson had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Storm.
While Stevenson won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-8.
Stevenson can attribute much of their success to Lilly Zhou, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Stevenson couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.2% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 38.2%.
Warren Township's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for Stevenson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Warren Township was able to grind out a solid victory over Stevenson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Warren Township since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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