Overton has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Wynot Blue Devils at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Overton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mead as Overton made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Overton was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-8, 25-9.
Overton can attribute much of their success to Chloe Svarvari, who had 12 digs. Svarvari has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Wynot came tearing into Saturday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 3-1.
Wynot had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23.
Wynot's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Foxhoven, who had 19 digs, 14 kills, and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Foxhoven a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenna Oligmueller, who had 20 digs and 15 kills.
Wynot was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Overton is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season. As for Wynot, their record now sits at 21-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Overton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Wynot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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