After both having extra time off, the West Geauga Wolverines and the Hawken Hawks will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Geauga will be strutting in after a victory while Hawken will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went West Geauga's way against Harvey as West Geauga made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolverines.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Geauga took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-4, 25-13, 25-9.
West Geauga can attribute much of their success to Joelle Insana, who had three digs and three aces, and Malory Lear, who hit 100% for five killsfour digs and four aces. That's the most aces Lear has posted since back in September.
West Geauga was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harvey only served three.
Meanwhile, Hawken unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Perry.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 24-26, 25-18, 25-13.
Despite their loss, Hawken saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Elise Babka, who had nine digs and 13 assists, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Jared, who had ten digs.
West Geauga is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Hawken, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: West Geauga has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Hawken struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Geauga suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hawken when the teams last played back in September. Will West Geauga have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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