The Westlake Chaparrals will be playing in front of their home fans against the McNeil Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westlake has five straight victories, McNeil has 10 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Westlake got the win against Stony Point by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-21.
Ellie Ogden had a dynamite game, getting 14 digs and four aces. The team also got some help from Sunny McWilliams, who had 18 digs and five assists.
Meanwhile, McNeil came up short against Stony Point on Friday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-14.
Despite the loss, McNeil saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacelyn Fowler had 11 assists and nine digs. Sage Reyes was another key player, getting 11 digs and an assist.
Westlake has now won eight of their last 10 games at home. That's helped them to a 35-8 record this season. As for McNeil, they have now lost 11 of their last 14 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have an 8-32 record this season.
Westlake took their win against McNeil the last time they met, on September 22nd by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Chaparrals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mavericks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
