Volleyball Preview: Shadow Creek Sharks vs. Dobie Longhorns
Shadow Creek has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Dobie Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Shadow Creek is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dawson just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2. While the Sharks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 28-26 in the first set.
Shadow Creek took Dawson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-13, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Dobie sidestepped Pasadena Memorial for a 3-2 win.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-106) Dobie actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 16-14.
Dobie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Shadow Creek's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-9. As for Dobie, their victory bumped their record up to 10-18.
Shadow Creek took their win against Dobie in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Creek since the squad 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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