Oak Ridge has gone 8-2 against Willis recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Oak Ridge War Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Willis Wildkats at 5:30 p.m.
Oak Ridge is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 2, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Grand Oaks. The loss continues a trend for the War Eagles in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost nine in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Willis got the win against New Caney on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Willis was: they took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-10, 25-10.
Willis can attribute much of their success to Avery Wood, who had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Wood a new career-high in aces.
Willis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
The defeat snapped Oak Ridge's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 26-7 record. As for Willis, they pushed their record up to 20-14 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Oak Ridge skirted past Willis 2-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does Willis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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