The Heritage Patriots and the New Castle Trojans are set to duel on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Heritage sitting on three straight wins and New Castle on seven.
Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Norwell.
Heritage was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Heritage's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabby Roussey, who had 14 digs, and Alexa Walter, who had 14 digs, 13 kills, and two aces. Walter is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, New Castle beat Jay County 3-1 on Saturday.
New Castle walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13.
Emily Grow had an outrageously good game as she had 24 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight games.
New Castle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay County only served four.
Heritage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. As for New Castle, their victory bumped their record up to 24-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Heritage has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.2 aces per game. However, it's not like New Castle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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