After both having extra time off, the Western Boone Stars and the Southwood Knights will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Western Boone sitting on four straight wins and Southwood on 51 (dating back to last season).
Western Boone is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Muncie Burris.
Western Boone was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 23-25, 25-12.
Western Boone can attribute much of their success to Olivia Smith, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Isabel Adams, who had six digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Southwood got the win against Lapel on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwood was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-14.
Southwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Western Boone is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Southwood, their win bumped their record up to 33-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Western Boone has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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