Volleyball Preview: Diller-Odell Griffin vs. Southwest Roughriders
The Diller-Odell Griffin are on the road again on Thursday to play the Southwest Roughriders at 1:00 p.m.
Diller-Odell can't be too worried about heading out to take on Southwest: they just beat Nebraska Christian at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Diller-Odell had just enough and edged Nebraska Christian out 3-2.
Diller-Odell got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 31-29, 15-7.
Diller-Odell can attribute much of their success to Jaedyn Hajek, who had 17 digs, and Aidan Mckinney, who had 20 kills and three digs. Mckinney is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, Southwest put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Potter-Dix 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwest was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Allison Vanpelt, who had nine digs and two aces.
Diller-Odell is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Southwest, their record now sits at 33-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Diller-Odell has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest 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. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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