Volleyball Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Horizon Hawks
The Legacy Lightning will venture away from home to face off against the Horizon Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Legacy got the win against Monarch by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lightning.
The victory didn't come easy: Monarch scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-16, 25-14.
Jaylen Javorek was the offensive standout of the game as she had 11 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Legacy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Horizon made easy work of Silver Creek on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-21, 25-11.
Horizon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sarah Vaness out in front who had 12 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Vaness a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Hudson, who had six aces and three digs.
Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Horizon, their win bumped their record up to 7-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Legacy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Legacy took their victory against Horizon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy 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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