Evanston hasn't had much luck against Kelly Walsh recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 12:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Evanston took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Rock Springs with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Kelly Walsh entered their tilt with Jackson Hole on Saturday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They blew past the Broncs 3-0.
Kelly Walsh's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Jackson Hole between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Noa Hodgin, who had four aces and 14 assists. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Kelly Walsh 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 ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Evanston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Kelly Walsh, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Evanston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Kelly Walsh struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Evanston might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Kelly Walsh when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Evanston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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