Volleyball Game Preview: Decatur Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:50am

Volleyball Preview: Decatur Red Raiders vs. Muscle Shoals Trojans

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Decatur is 0-4 against Muscle Shoals since September of 2020 but things could change on Tuesday. The Decatur Red Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Muscle Shoals Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Decatur will be strutting in after a win while Muscle Shoals will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Saturday, Decatur sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over University Charter.

Decatur had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-12, 23-21.

Meanwhile, Muscle Shoals was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Deshler by a score of 2-1.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Muscle Shoals sadly wound up on the wrong side. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 10-25, 15-10.

Decatur now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Muscle Shoals, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Decatur came up short against Muscle Shoals in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Decatur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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