The Verona Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the DeForest Norskies at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Verona is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Madison La Follette as Verona made off with a 3-0 win.
While Verona might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Madison La Follette scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-6, 25-16.
Verona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are 8-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
DeForest extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Avery Nordness. DeForest blew past Tomah 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Nordness, who had ten digs and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was DeForest's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-9.
Verona is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for DeForest, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Verona has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like DeForest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Verona skirted past DeForest 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will Verona repeat their success, or does DeForest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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