Galena has gone 9-1 against Southwest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Galena Bears will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Southwest Trojans, where the match is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Southwest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Galena, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Galena made easy work of Crane and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Galena was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southwest came up short against Jefferson Independent Day on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Southwest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-14.
Galena is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Galena has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Galena took their victory against Southwest when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Galena have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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