Volleyball Preview: Arrowhead Warhawks vs. Divine Savior Holy Angels
The Arrowhead Warhawks will challenge Divine Savior Holy Angels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arrowhead comes in on three and Divine Savior Holy Angels on 25.
Last Tuesday, Arrowhead got the win against Waukesha South by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Arrowhead took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-10, 25-11.
Arrowhead got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Samantha Durand out in front who had six digs and 12 assists. Durand is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Briggs, who had four aces.
Meanwhile, Divine Savior Holy Angels made easy work of West Allis Hale on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Divine Savior Holy Angels was: they took every set by at least 19 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-6, 25-6.
Divine Savior Holy Angels' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jordan Czajkowski, who had two aces and 15 assists, and Elise Hohenwalter, who had four aces. With that strong performance, Czajkowski is now averaging an impressive 11 assists per game.
Divine Savior Holy Angels couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Arrowhead's record is now 7-1. As for Divine Savior Holy Angels, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Arrowhead has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Divine Savior Holy Angels struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arrowhead came up short against Divine Savior Holy Angels in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Arrowhead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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