The Weir Red Riders will take on the Shady Spring Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If East Fairmont wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Weir, they should've done a better job of containing Janai Turner. Everything went Weir's way against East Fairmont on Thursday as Weir made off with a 3-0 win thanks in part to Turner, who had 18 digs. Turner is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16, 25-10.
Weir was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shady Spring waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-16.
Jenna Joyce and Alessandra Fragile were among the main playmakers for Shady Spring as the former had five digs and 11 assists and the latter hit 85.7% for six kills and four digs, two aces, and a block. The last time Fragile's hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Weir is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Shady Spring, they pushed their record up to 30-24-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Weir has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Shady Spring struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Weir came up short against Shady Spring in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 2-0. Can Weir avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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