Volleyball Preview: Hawken Hawks vs. West Geauga Wolverines
After both having extra time off, the Hawken Hawks and the West Geauga Wolverines will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawken is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Hawken is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Perry just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates.
The final score came out to 25-15, 24-26, 25-18, 25-13.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elise Babka, who had nine digs and 13 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Jared, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, West Geauga got the win against Harvey on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Geauga took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-13, 25-9.
West Geauga can attribute much of their success to Joelle Insana, who had three digs and three aces, and Malory Lear, who hit 100% for five killsfour digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lear has posted since back in September.
West Geauga couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Hawken's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for West Geauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Hawken has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like West Geauga struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Hawken's way against West Geauga in their previous matchup back in September, as Hawken made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hawken since the squad 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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