Belleville West hasn't had much luck against Edwardsville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Belleville West Maroons will face off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 6:15 p.m. Belleville West is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, Belleville West sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Belleville East.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Belleville West who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-27, 25-17.
Belleville West found their leader in underclassman Mia Leech, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville came up short against St. Joseph's Academy on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Angels recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Edwardsville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21.
Belleville West is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Edwardsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Belleville West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Edwardsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Belleville West was able to grind out a solid win over Edwardsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Belleville West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edwardsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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