The Wellington Dukes will face off against the Columbia Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wellington will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Wellington sidestepped Memorial for a 3-2 win.
Wellington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-8.
Wellington can attribute much of their success to Lauren Vannatter, who had eight digs and two aces, and Ella Postlethwait, who had 15 digs. That's the most aces Vannatter has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Columbia didn't have quite enough to beat Midview on Saturday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Middies: they've now lost four in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Columbia sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 12-25, 15-8.
Wellington's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Wellington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Columbia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wellington was able to grind out a solid win over Columbia in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Wellington repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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