West Platte hasn't had much luck against Lawson recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Platte Bluejays are taking a road trip to face off against the Lawson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Platte took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Penney 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Bluejays have posted since September 12th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant West Platte was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-0, 25-10.
Mara Mcgregor and Molly Head were among the main playmakers for West Platte as the former had six digs and three aces and the latter had three aces. That's the most aces Head has posted in her last eight games.
West Platte was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lawson earned a 3-1 victory over Lathrop on Tuesday.
Lawson was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17.
Lawson can attribute much of their success to Josie Phipps, who had 11 digs, and Mena Caresia, who had nine kills, four digs, and three aces.
West Platte's win bumped their record up to 11-14-5. As for Lawson, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: West Platte has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lawson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Platte came up short against Lawson when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can West Platte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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