Volleyball Preview: Wood County Christian Wildcat vs. Tyler Knights
Wood County Christian is 1-6 against Tyler since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wood County Christian Wildcat will square off against the Tyler Knights at 6:00 p.m. The last four games Wood County Christian has played (dating back to last season) have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, Wood County Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Trinity Christian and fell 3-2.
Wood County Christian took Trinity Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-18, 16-6.
Meanwhile, Tyler put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Parkersburg Catholic as Tyler made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Tyler was: they took every set by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Tyler's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hailey Sandy led the charge by getting five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Tyler was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Wood County Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Tyler, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Wood County Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Tyler in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wood County Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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