Volleyball Preview: Coventry Comets vs. Woodridge Bulldogs
Coventry is 8-2 against Woodridge since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Coventry Comets will take on the Woodridge Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Coventry earned a 3-1 win over Cloverleaf. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Coventry walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 14-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Woodridge came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Ravens as they made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Woodridge's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-7, 25-6.
Woodridge can attribute much of their success to Catie Patterson, who had 11 digs and nine aces, and Cece Patterson, who had six digs, four kills, and four kills. Cece is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season.
Woodridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Coventry's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. As for Woodridge, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Coventry has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coventry came up short against Woodridge in their previous matchup back in August, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Patterson, who had 21 digs, five aces, and five aces. Now that Coventry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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