Volleyball Preview: Meridian Bobcats vs. Elverado Falcons
Meridian is 1-9 against Elverado since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Meridian Bobcats are taking a road trip to take on the Elverado Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Meridian will be strutting in after a victory while Elverado will be coming in after a defeat.
Meridian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Joppa-Maple Grove 2-1. The win was some much needed relief for the Bobcats as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Meridian got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-10, 21-25, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Elverado came up short against Trico on Monday and fell 2-0. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elverado was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23.
Meridian's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Elverado, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Meridian came up short against Elverado in their previous matchup on September 5th, falling 2-0. Can Meridian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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