Newark Memorial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the James Logan Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Newark Memorial is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 5th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Kennedy as Newark Memorial made off with a 3-0 win.
Newark Memorial was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Meanwhile, James Logan had already won 14 in a row and they went ahead and made it 15 on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Mariners.
A big factor in the win was James Logan's feisty defense: they held Moreau Catholic to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-11.
James Logan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Tran, who had 15 digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Tran a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Leann Jung, who had four digs, two kills, and a block.
James Logan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Newark Memorial's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-7. As for James Logan, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Newark Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like James Logan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Newark Memorial suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to James Logan in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of James Logan's McKenzie Anderson, who had 20 digs, 12 kills, and three aces. Now that Newark Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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