Volleyball Preview: West Geauga Wolverines vs. Edgewood Warriors
On Saturday West Geauga will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Edgewood Warriors at 11:00 a.m. The two teams are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long.
West Geauga is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Cleveland Central Catholic as West Geauga made off with a 3-0 win.
While West Geauga might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Cleveland Central Catholic scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-13, 25-16.
West Geauga was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Edgewood waltzed into their contest last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-27, 25-13, 25-12.
Luci Paolillo was the offensive standout of the game as she had 19 digs.
West Geauga has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Edgewood, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: West Geauga has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Edgewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Geauga came up short against Edgewood in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paolillo, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that West Geauga knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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