Volleyball Preview: Winchester Community Golden Falcons vs. Hagerstown Tigers
Winchester Community is 2-8 against Hagerstown since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Winchester Community Golden Falcons will take on the Hagerstown Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Winchester Community finally turned things around against Tri last Thursday. They put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Winchester Community walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-19, 25-13.
Winchester Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tri only served four.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Hagerstown rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Knights. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hagerstown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23.
Ella Logston and Nora King were among the main playmakers for Hagerstown as the former had nine digs and 22 assists and the latter had 14 digs. Logston is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 18 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Winchester Community pushed their record up to 21-9 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Winchester Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like Hagerstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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