White River Valley has gone 6-1 against Lighthouse Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The White River Valley Wolverines will be staying on the road to face off against the Lighthouse Christian Academy Lions at 11:00 a.m.
White River Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Bloomfield by a score of 3-1.
White River Valley 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 17-25, 26-24, 25-17, 26-24.
Zyleigh Abrams and Emma Holtsclaw were among the main playmakers for White River Valley as the former had 20 digs and the latter had seven digs. With that strong performance, Abrams is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Lighthouse Christian Academy made easy work of Cloverdale on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Lighthouse Christian Academy's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Cloverdale between 15 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-15.
Lighthouse Christian Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jane Holdeman, who had 15 digs and 14 assists, and Ava Fritz, who had 21 digs. Fritz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
White River Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-16 record this season. As for Lighthouse Christian Academy, their record now sits at 20-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: White River Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lighthouse Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
White River Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lighthouse Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September. Can White River Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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