Volleyball Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Woodlan Warriors
Heritage is 8-2 against Woodlan since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Heritage Patriots will challenge the Woodlan Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Heritage will be strutting in after a win while Woodlan will be coming in after a loss.
Heritage took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fort Wayne Northrop.
A big factor in the win was Heritage's feisty defense: they held Fort Wayne Northrop to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-11.
Heritage was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Woodlan didn't have quite enough to beat Daleville on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Woodlan sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 26-24, 20-25, 15-11.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Woodlan, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Heritage came up short against Woodlan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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