The Taylorville Tornadoes will challenge the Williamsville Bullets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Taylorville earned a 2-0 victory over Mt. Zion. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornadoes.
While Taylorville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21.
Brogan Anderson had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Breckenridge, who had two kills and 25 assists.
Meanwhile, Williamsville had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Pretzels by a score of 2-0.
Williamsville easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-21.
Taylorville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Williamsville, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Taylorville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Williamsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Taylorville came up short against Williamsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Taylorville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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