The Wadsworth Grizzlies are on the road again on Saturday to play the Olmsted Falls Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Wadsworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Hoover 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wadsworth was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Maddie Blackburn, who had 16 digs and two aces.
Wadsworth couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.4% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 46.2%.
Meanwhile, Olmsted Falls came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
Olmsted Falls was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-18, 25-19.
Olmsted Falls can attribute much of their success to Addison Koontz, who had 19 digs, and Jaelyn Taylor, who had six digs and two aces.
Wadsworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for Olmsted Falls, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Wadsworth hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Olmsted Falls, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Given Wadsworth's sizable advantage in that area, Olmsted Falls will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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