After both having extra time off, the Woodland Regional Hawks and the Seymour Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodland Regional is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Woodland Regional took on Kennedy on Friday. Everything went Woodland Regional's way against Kennedy as Woodland Regional made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Woodland Regional took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-13.
Sophia Ligi was the offensive standout of the match as she had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Woodland Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Seymour got the win against Oxford on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Seymour might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Oxford scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-11, 25-16.
Seymour can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Ohayre, who had eight digs and two aces.
Woodland Regional's win bumped their record up to 18-2-1. As for Seymour, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Woodland Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woodland Regional took their win against Seymour when the teams last played on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodland Regional since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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