Volleyball Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Decatur Community Red Devils
Southwest has gone 7-2 against Decatur Community recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Southwest Roughriders' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Decatur Community Red Devils. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Southwest made easy work of Arapahoe and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Southwest's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Arapahoe between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.
Southwest can attribute much of their success to Allison Vanpelt, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Decatur Community was able to grind out a solid win over Logan/Palco on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
Decatur Community was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Logan/Palco squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-10.
Decatur Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Logan/Palco only served three.
Southwest pushed their record up to 14-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Decatur Community, their record is now 5-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Southwest has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Decatur Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid win over Decatur Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Southwest repeat their success, or does Decatur Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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