The Wynot Blue Devils will face off against the Overton Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wynot sitting on four straight victories and Overton on three.
Last Saturday, Wynot beat Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 3-1.
Wynot had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23.
Wynot got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Foxhoven out in front who had 19 digs, 14 kills, and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Foxhoven a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Oligmueller, who had 20 digs and 15 kills.
Wynot 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 nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Overton had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Mead 3-0 on Saturday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Overton was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-8, 25-9.
Chloe Svarvari was the offensive standout of the match as she had 12 digs. She has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Wynot has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Overton, they pushed their record up to 27-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Wynot has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Overton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. 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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