The Western Reserve Blue Devils will take on the McDonald Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Western Reserve came up short against Memorial and fell 3-1.
While Western Reserve ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21.
Western Reserve's defeat came about despite a quality game from Angela Desanto, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Desanto has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, McDonald put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against McKinley as McDonald made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: McDonald took every set by at least 17 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-3, 25-6.
Western Reserve's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9. As for McDonald, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Western Reserve hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.4 blocks per game. It's a different story for McDonald, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Western Reserve's sizable advantage in that area, McDonald will need to find a way to close that gap.
Western Reserve suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to McDonald in their previous matchup on September 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDonald's Miley Titus, who had 18 digs and two aces. Now that Western Reserve knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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