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By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 3:23am

Volleyball Preview: Zanesville Blue Devils vs. Watkins Memorial Warriors

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Zanesville hasn't had much luck against Watkins Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Zanesville Blue Devils will head out to take on the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Zanesville is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 35th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Granville.

After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-13, 25-12.

Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial came up short against New Albany on Monday and fell 3-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.

Even though they lost, Watkins Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.

Zanesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.

Zanesville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Watkins Memorial in their previous matchup back in August. Can Zanesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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