The Whitnall Falcons are taking a road trip to challenge the Shorewood Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Whitnall is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Cudahy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Whitnall took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 25-5.
Jordan Dalland and Sarah Bystra were among the main playmakers for Whitnall as the former had seven digs and four aces and the latter had three aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Bystra has posted in she last ten contests.
Whitnall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shorewood had to endure an 11-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Cudahy with a sharp 3-0 win last Thursday.
Whitnall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Shorewood, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-6.
Whitnall took their win against Shorewood in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitnall since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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