The Edgewood Warriors will take on the Holy Name Green Wave in a tournament on Wednesday. Edgewood will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Edgewood saw some tournament action on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Salem.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Holy Name made easy work of West Branch on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Holy Name not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept West Branch between 16 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-18, 25-19.
Edgewood better focus on containing Avery Preisel and Isabella Dinya as the pair were huge in Holy Name's win. Preisel had three digs and two aces, while Dinya had eight digs and three aces. Preisel has been hot for a while, having also posted 15 or more assists the last 11 times she's played.
Holy Name was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Holy Name's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Edgewood, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Edgewood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Holy Name struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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