West Liberty-Salem has gone 8-2 against Cedarville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Cedarville Indians at 11:30 a.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, West Liberty-Salem was able to grind out a solid win over Mechanicsburg, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Cedarville had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Trojans.
Cedarville can attribute much of their success to Aubrey Van Loo, who had 14 digs, and Ellie Schulte, who had ten digs. Schulte is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
West Liberty-Salem has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Cedarville, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: West Liberty-Salem has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Cedarville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Liberty-Salem took their win against Cedarville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will West Liberty-Salem repeat their success, or does Cedarville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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