Volleyball Game Preview: DeForest Norskies vs. Madison West Regents

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Previous 4 Games

09/27/25 - Neutral	2-0 W
09/28/24 - Neutral	2-1 W
08/26/23 - Neutral	2-1 W
10/05/19 - Neutral	2-0 W

DeForest has gone a perfect 4-0 against Madison West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Norskies will look to defend their home court against the Regents at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (DeForest has five straight wins, Madison West has 30 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

DeForest saw some tournament action on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Beaver Dam.

DeForest can attribute much of their success to Kendall Johnson, who had five digs and three aces.

Meanwhile, Madison West lost 3-0 to Sun Prairie East on Wednesday.

While Madison West was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sun Prairie East's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-19.

Madison West's loss dropped their record down to 0-29. As for DeForest, their win bumped their record up to 28-10.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: DeForest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

DeForest beat Madison West 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Norskies repeat their success, or do the Regents have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.