On Saturday Lee's Summit West will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will take on the Liberty Blue Jays. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Lee's Summit West got the win against Raymore-Peculiar by a conclusive 3-0.
Lee's Summit West's got stronger as the match went on, holding Raymore-Peculiar to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-10.
Lainee Mustain and Jaelyn Jordan were among the main playmakers for Lee's Summit West as the former had 12 digs and the latter had four digs, a kill, and 20 assists. With that strong performance, Mustain is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Park Hill South in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Liberty put the hurt on Park Hill South with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Blue Jays who have now won three contests in a row.
Liberty was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 28-26.
Liberty's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ella Anderson, who had 14 digs, and Riley Huyser, who had six digs.
Liberty 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 seven aces in six consecutive games.
Lee's Summit West's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-10. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Lee's Summit West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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