Volleyball Preview: Keystone Wildcats vs. Black River Pirates
The Keystone Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Black River Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keystone is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
Keystone lost 3-0 to New London on Monday.
While Keystone had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least nine points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-9, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Black River came up short against Columbia on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Pirates have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Black River had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 12 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 19-25, 25-12, 25-12.
Despite the defeat, Black River got top-tier performance from Remington Dieter, who had 18 digs. Dieter is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Keystone's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Keystone has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Black River struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Keystone came up short against Black River in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dieter, who had 27 digs and three aces. Now that Keystone knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
