Volleyball Preview: West Ashley Wildcats vs. Hanahan Hawks
The West Ashley Wildcats will take on the Hanahan Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. West Ashley will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
On Thursday, West Ashley got the win against Stall by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-12, 25-19.
West Ashley can attribute much of their success to Myla Ronchetto, who had six aces. The dominant performance also gave Ronchetto a new career-high in aces.
West Ashley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hanahan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Cathedral Academy on Tuesday as Hanahan made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted since September 5th.
The victory didn't come easy: Cathedral Academy scored at least points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-11.
West Ashley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season. As for Hanahan, they pushed their record up to 9-7-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: West Ashley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Hanahan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Ashley skirted past Hanahan 2-1 when the teams last played on Saturday. Will West Ashley repeat their success, or does Hanahan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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