The Wrightstown Tigers will face off against the Two Rivers Purple Raiders at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Two Rivers took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wrightstown, who comes in off a win.
Wrightstown took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Little Chute 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted since September 5th.
Wrightstown was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Two Rivers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Roncalli by a score of 3-2.
Two Rivers started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-6.
Two Rivers' loss came about despite a quality game from Natalie Weier, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Weier has posted in her last nine matches.
Wrightstown's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Two Rivers, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Wrightstown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Two Rivers struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wrightstown suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Two Rivers in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Wrightstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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