The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers will square off against the Red Rock Central Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westbrook-Walnut Grove is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Westbrook-Walnut Grove got the win against Mountain Lake/Comfrey by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Westbrook-Walnut Grove took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-14.
Olivia Locke had a dynamite game for Westbrook-Walnut Grove, getting 13 aces and six digs. The dominant performance gave Locke a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ambrosa Yang, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Westbrook-Walnut Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Red Rock Central lost 3-0 to Wabasso on Friday. The Falcons have struggled against the Rabbits recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-10.
Red Rock Central's defeat came about despite a quality game from Maia Scheffler, who had 18 digs. Scheffler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which lines up perfectly with their 13-1-1 record this season. As for Red Rock Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Westbrook-Walnut Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Red Rock Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove took their victory against Red Rock Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westbrook-Walnut Grove since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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