On Thursday West will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Brighton Bengals at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Alta, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. West narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Alta 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (115-107) West actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 12-25, 28-26, 18-16.
West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Brighton came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Leopards by a score of 3-1.
Brighton was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 21-25, 25-19.
Brighton found their leader in underclassman Rosie Scott, who had 15 digs.
West's record is now 5-6. As for Brighton, their record now sits at 8-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: West has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Brighton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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