The Westerville North Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Big Walnut Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Westerville North made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Worthington Kilbourne, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors blew past the Wolves 3-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Westerville North walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 26-24, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Big Walnut got the win against Dublin Scioto on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Big Walnut won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 28-26.
Big Walnut's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Westerville North, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Westerville North has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Big Walnut struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Westerville North beat Big Walnut 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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