Volleyball Preview: Altoona-Midway Jets vs. Argonia Raiders
Altoona-Midway has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the Argonia Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Altoona-Midway is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Central Heights, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Argonia was able to grind out a solid victory over South Haven on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Argonia was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Kara Jones, who had three digs and 17 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Argonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Altoona-Midway dropped their record down to 3-16-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Argonia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-6 record this season.
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