After both having extra time off, the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins and the Silver Creek Dragons will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Tri-West Hendricks sitting on seven straight wins and Silver Creek on three.
Tri-West Hendricks is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Cathedral with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Tri-West Hendricks won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-9, 25-18.
Tri-West Hendricks relied on the efforts of Finley Dakin, who had 17 digs, and Molly Garver, who had four digs, two kills, and 14 assists. Dakin has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek made easy work of Evansville Memorial on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 25-19.
Silver Creek relied on the efforts of Ava Kopf, who had 11 digs, and Dannah Kerberg, who had seven digs and two aces.
Tri-West Hendricks' victory bumped their record up to 32-3. As for Silver Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 22-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Tri-West Hendricks has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Silver Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tri-West Hendricks came out on top in a nail-biter against Silver Creek in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Does Tri-West Hendricks have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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