After both having extra time off, the Wink Wildcats and the Iraan Braves will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wink has seven straight wins, Iraan has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Wink made easy work of McCamey and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wink took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Iraan lost 3-0 to Rankin on Friday.
While Iraan was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Rankin's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-19.
Wink is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-7 record this season. As for Iraan, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Wink has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6 aces per game. However, it's not like Iraan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wink took their win against Iraan in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Wink repeat their success, or does Iraan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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