Volleyball Preview: Galena Bears vs. Southwest Trojans
Galena is 9-1 against Southwest since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Galena Bears will head out to square off against the Southwest Trojans at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Galena has three straight wins, Southwest has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, everything went Galena's way against Hurley as Galena made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Hurley scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-15, 25-16.
Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southwest came up short against Hurley on Monday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Southwest saw an underclassman step up: Olivia Hnem had 13 digs and two aces. Hnem is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Galena is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 24 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-23-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Galena has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Galena beat Southwest 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Galena since the team 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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