The West Jefferson Roughriders are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Delaware Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, West Jefferson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Tree of Life Christian.
West Jefferson took Tree of Life Christian into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-14, 25-23, 19-25, 15-9.
West Jefferson can attribute much of their success to Josaphine Stryker, who had nine digs, and Julia Beatty, who had 18 digs, 15 kills, and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: West Jefferson 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 five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Delaware Christian had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Delaware Christian was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-6, 25-13.
West Jefferson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Delaware Christian, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: West Jefferson has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Delaware Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Jefferson might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Delaware Christian in their previous meeting back in September. Can West Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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