On Wednesday, Avon faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Avon Orioles came out on top against the Westfield Shamrocks by a score of 3-1. The Orioles are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 12 straight.
Avon 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 19-25, 25-15, 25-20, 27-25.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Avon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stella Hamood, who had 13 digs and two aces. Hamood is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Abequibel, who had ten digs and two aces.
Westfield's loss came despite strong showings from Emily Blevins and Audrey Bassett. Blevins had five digs and 22 assists, while Bassett had 11 kills, seven digs, and a block.
Avon's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Westfield, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 18-7 record.
After both having extra time off, Avon and Whiteland will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Westfield, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Plainfield at 11:00 a.m. Westfield is facing Plainfield at the right time seeing as Plainfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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