After nine games on the road, Decatur Community is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Southwest Roughriders will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Decatur Community beat Logan/Palco 2-0.
Decatur Community was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Logan/Palco squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-10.
Decatur Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Meanwhile, Southwest put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Arapahoe 3-0.
Southwest's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Arapahoe between 17 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Allison Vanpelt, who had 11 digs.
Decatur Community's victory bumped their record up to 5-12-1. As for Southwest, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Decatur Community has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Decatur Community came up short against Southwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Decatur Community avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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