The Wakeland Wolverines are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Argyle Eagles at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wakeland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Lovejoy 3-0.
While Wakeland might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Lovejoy scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Argyle extended their winning streak to 14 games thanks to a huge performance from Piper Mickenheim. Everything went Argyle's way against Lubbock-Cooper on Friday as Argyle made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Mickenheim, who had 16 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played.
Argyle never let Lubbock-Cooper on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-15.
Argyle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Wakeland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 23 of their last 24 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-6 record this season. As for Argyle, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 39-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Wakeland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Argyle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wakeland was able to grind out a solid victory over Argyle in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Wakeland repeat their success, or does Argyle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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