Brighton has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the West Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Brighton beat East 3-1.
Brighton walked away with the victory (but they looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 21-25, 25-19.
Brighton found their leader in underclassman Rosie Scott, who had 15 digs.
Brighton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, West hadn't done well against Alta recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West had just enough and edged Alta out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (115-107) West actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 12-25, 28-26, 18-16.
Brighton's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Brighton has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Brighton's way against West in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Brighton made off with a 3-0 win. Will Brighton repeat their success, or does West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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