Volleyball Preview: Paschal Panthers vs. North Side Steers
The Paschal Panthers will face off against the North Side Steers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Side is hoping to do what Wyatt couldn't on Friday: put an end to Paschal's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Paschal blew past Wyatt 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Paschal was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-3, 25-5.
Ava Dyer and Hayden Newquist were among the main playmakers for Paschal as the former had 11 aces and six digs and the latter had eight aces. Those 11 aces gave Dyer a new career-high.
Paschal couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 61% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 17.5% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 36.4%.
Meanwhile, North Side had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Wyatt on Tuesday as North Side made off with a 3-0 win.
While North Side might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Wyatt scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-13, 25-16.
Paschal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-22 record this season. As for North Side, their victory bumped their record up to 8-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Paschal has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like North Side struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Paschal took their win against North Side in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Paschal repeat their success, or does North Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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