Volleyball Preview: Midway Raiders vs. West Bladen Knights
Midway has gone 10-0 against West Bladen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Midway Raiders and the West Bladen Knights are set to duel. Midway is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
On Monday, Midway made easy work of Princeton and carried off a 3-0 win.
Midway didn't let Princeton take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-23, 25-22.
Midway found their leader in underclassman Ella Clark, who had three digs and 24 assists. Clark is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Bladen got the win against Red Springs on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
West Bladen was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-17, 25-19.
West Bladen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Midway is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for West Bladen, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Midway has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like West Bladen 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.
Midway took their win against West Bladen in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Midway repeat their success, or does West Bladen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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