Volleyball Preview: Shady Spring Tigers vs. Weir Red Riders
Shady Spring has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Weir Red Riders at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Shady Spring made easy work of Ripley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-12, 25-16.
Shady Spring can attribute much of their success to Jenna Joyce, who had five digs and 11 assists, and Alessandra Fragile, who hit 85.7% for six kills and four digs, two aces, and a block. The last time Fragile's hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Weir extended their home winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Janai Turner. Weir blew past East Fairmont 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Turner, who had 18 digs. Turner is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-10.
Weir was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive games.
Shady Spring's win bumped their record up to 30-24-1. As for Weir, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Shady Spring has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Weir struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Shady Spring was able to grind out a solid victory over Weir in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shady Spring 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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