The Angola Hornets are on the road again on Saturday to play the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Angola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran.
Angola was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-15.
Anna Mcclure was the offensive standout of the match as she had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Angola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette entered their tilt with Northwestern on Saturday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
West Lafayette was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 25-20.
West Lafayette relied on the efforts of Courtney Gretencord, who had nine digs and six aces, and Emma Garringer, who had six digs and 16 assists. That's the most aces Gretencord has posted since back in August of 2023.
Angola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. As for West Lafayette, their victory bumped their record up to 25-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Angola has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like West Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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