Volleyball Preview: Independence Eagles vs. Page Patriots
Independence has gone 9-1 against Page recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Independence Eagles will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Page Patriots, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Page took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Independence, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Independence finally turned things around against Centennial on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-17.
Independence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Page came up short against Franklin on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Patriots have struggled against the Admirals recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
While Page had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 15 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 25-15.
Page's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ashlyn White, who had 16 digs, and Hannah Rider, who had 16 digs.
The victory got Independence back to even at 10-10. As for Page, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Independence has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Page struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Independence took their win against Page when the teams last played on September 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Will Independence repeat their success, or does Page have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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