Osceola is on a three-game streak of home wins, while West Orange is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Osceola Kowboys will welcome the West Orange Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Osceola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Windermere.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Osceola took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 25-15.
Osceola can attribute much of their success to Dari Bravo, who had ten digs and three aces. Bravo is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Osceola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday West Orange sidestepped Jupiter for a 3-2 win.
West Orange was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-105), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13.
Savannah Valentine was nothing short of spectacular: she had 20 digs.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for West Orange, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Osceola has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like West Orange struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Osceola took their win against West Orange when the teams last played back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Osceola repeat their success, or does West Orange have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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