Willow Canyon hasn't had much luck against Ironwood recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Willow Canyon Wildcats will head out to take on the Ironwood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Willow Canyon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Kellis by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-18, 24-26, 25-14, 25-4.
Willow Canyon found their leader in sophomore Emory Scogin, who had 12 digs and three aces.
Scogin wasn't the only good server: Willow Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, everything went Ironwood's way against Lake Havasu on Monday as Ironwood made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-16.
Willow Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Ironwood, their victory bumped their record up to 11-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Willow Canyon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Ironwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Willow Canyon's way against Ironwood in their previous meeting on October 8th, as Willow Canyon made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willow Canyon since the squad 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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