Volleyball Preview: Licking Wildcats vs. Sullivan Eagles
The Licking Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Sullivan Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Licking duked it out withSteelville on Tuesday. Everything went Licking's way against Steelville as Licking made off with a 3-0 win. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-8, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Sullivan came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Comets 3-0.
One reason for the win was Sullivan's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-16.
Sullivan's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Andi Giebler, who had four digs and two aces, and Trinity Midyett, who had six digs.
Licking's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Sullivan, they pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Licking was able to grind out a solid win over Sullivan in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, winning 2-0. Does Licking have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sullivan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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