The Little Chute Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Wrightstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Little Chute will be strutting in after a win while Wrightstown will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Little Chute finally turned things around against Clintonville on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Truckers with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since October 3, 2023.
Little Chute's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Clintonville between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-19.
Little Chute got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Alana Van Wychen out in front who had 25 digs. Van Wychen is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Van Handel, who had 12 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Little Chute was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 5.7.
Meanwhile, Wrightstown came up short against Luxemburg-Casco on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 20-25, 25-11.
Little Chute's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-20. As for Wrightstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Little Chute has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Wrightstown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Little Chute came up short against Wrightstown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Little Chute avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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