Volleyball Preview: Van Buren Pointers vs. Greenwood Bulldogs
Van Buren is 1-9 against Greenwood since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Van Buren Pointers are taking a road trip to challenge the Greenwood Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Van Buren is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Van Buren was ranked 21st). Van Buren fell just short of Farmington by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Pointers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Logan-Rogersville by a score of 2-1. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 25-19 in the first set.
Greenwood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-16.
Van Buren's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6-2. As for Greenwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Van Buren skirted past Greenwood 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Greenwood's Lexi Wieser, who had 45 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Van Buren still be able to contain Wieser? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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