Webb City has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Lebanon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Webb City made easy work of Waynesville and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Webb City was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-8, 25-13.
Webb City can attribute much of their success to Avery Gardener, who had 16 digs. Gardener is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least ten every time she's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Lebanon's way against Neosho on Tuesday as Lebanon made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellowjackets.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Lebanon was: they took every set by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-10, 25-5.
Kaylee Uder was nothing short of spectacular: she had eight aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Lebanon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Webb City back to even at 2-2. As for Lebanon, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Webb City hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Lebanon, though, as they've been averaging only 0.6. Given Webb City's sizable advantage in that area, Lebanon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Webb City beat Lebanon 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Webb City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lebanon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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