West Ashley hasn't had much luck against Wando recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Ashley Wildcats will head out to square off against the Wando Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Ashley will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Carolina Forest, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. West Ashley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Carolina Forest on Tuesday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was West Ashley who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-9.
West Ashley can attribute much of their success to Logan Walasek, who had 23 digs, and Avery Bell, who had seven kills, six digs, and four aces. That's the most aces Bell has posted since back in October.
West Ashley kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wando had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 25-12.
Wando's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lily Evans led the charge by getting six digs and 16 assists. Evans is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Violet Poole, who had nine digs and two aces.
West Ashley's record is now 16-9-5. As for Wando, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-9 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: West Ashley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Wando struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Ashley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Wando in their previous matchup back in October of 2020. Can West Ashley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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