Memorial is 1-9 against Wakeland since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Memorial took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Frisco 3-2.
Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-8.
Wakeland had won 18 straight home games dating back to last season and Emily Dufresne did her part to make it 19 on Tuesday. Everything went Wakeland's way against Turner as Wakeland made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Dufresne, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wakeland took every set by at least 18 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-3, 25-3, 25-7.
Wakeland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive games.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-15 record this season. As for Wakeland, their win bumped their record up to 29-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Memorial suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Wakeland in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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