The Spring Valley Timberwolves will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Robert C. Byrd Eagles at 9:00 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Philip Barbour, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Spring Valley was ranked ninth). Spring Valley came out on top against Philip Barbour by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Robert C. Byrd waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Cougars.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Robert C. Byrd was: they took both sets by at least 25 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0.
Robert C. Byrd's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gia Fedio, who had six aces. Those six aces gave Fedio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Ware, who had six kills and two blocks.
Spring Valley's victory bumped their record up to 23-8-2. As for Robert C. Byrd, they pushed their record up to 15-13 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Spring Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Robert C. Byrd struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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