The Westlake Thunder's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hurricane Tigers at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Westlake earned a 3-1 win over American Fork.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Hurricane was able to grind out a solid victory over Dixie on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Hurricane had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.
Hurricane's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hallee Wardle, who had 18 digs, and Lizzie Horsley, who had 14 digs. Wardle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Hurricane couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.
Westlake's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7. As for Hurricane, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Westlake has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Hurricane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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