Weatherly hasn't had much luck against Nativity BVM recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. Weatherly will look to defend their home court against the Nativity BVM Green Wave at 6:30 p.m. Weatherly will be strutting in after a victory while Nativity BVM will be coming in after a loss.
Weatherly will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Williams Valley, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Weatherly walked away with a 3-1 win over Williams Valley on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for Weatherly as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Weatherly to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abby Weston, who had nine digs, five aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Weston has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly Reiner, who had seven digs, four kills, two aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Weatherly was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Nativity BVM didn't have quite enough to beat Lehighton on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Green Wave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nativity BVM started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-11, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Nativity BVM got top-tier performance from Morgan Howell, who had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Howell is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Weatherly's win bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Nativity BVM, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Weatherly has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Nativity BVM struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Weatherly suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nativity BVM in their previous meeting back in September. Will Weatherly have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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