After six games on the road, River View is heading back home. They and the Wyoming East Warriors are set to duel on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, everything went River View's way against Bluefield as River View made off with a 3-0 victory.
While River View won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-22.
River View found their leader in underclassman Baleigh Auville, who had 11 digs and three aces.
River View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine contests.
Meanwhile, Wyoming East made easy work of Princeton on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Wyoming East never let Princeton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-14, 25-17.
Wyoming East can attribute much of their success to Lauren Staton, who had four aces and 13 assists, and Kaelyn Meadows, who had three aces. That's the most aces Staton has posted in her last 18 games.
River View has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-16-2 record this season. As for Wyoming East, they pushed their record up to 28-8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: River View has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Wyoming East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
River View came up short against Wyoming East in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Will River View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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