The Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles are on the road again on Thursday to play the Spring Valley Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Woodrow Wilson was ranked third). Woodrow Wilson fell just short of Cabell Midland by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Flying Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Woodrow Wilson actually scored more points across those three sets (51-49), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 25-19, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley earned a 2-0 victory over Morgantown on Saturday.
Spring Valley easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 28-18.
Kennedy Davis and Lilly Adkins were among the main playmakers for Spring Valley as the former had seven digs and the latter had 13 digs and a kill. Adkins 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 dating back to last season.
Woodrow Wilson's loss dropped their record down to 37-6-2. As for Spring Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 31-7-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Woodrow Wilson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Spring Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woodrow Wilson beat Spring Valley 2-0 in their previous matchup on Saturday. Will Woodrow Wilson repeat their success, or does Spring Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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