Volleyball Preview: Schulenburg Shorthorns vs. Johnson City Eagles
Schulenburg is 4-0 against Johnson City since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Schulenburg Shorthorns will challenge the Johnson City Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Schulenburg will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Schulenburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Holland with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-17, 25-14.
Schulenburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Helms out in front who had nine digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Helms has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Michaela Kollmann, who had ten digs and four aces.
Schulenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Skidmore-Tynan typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Johnson City proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Bobcats 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Johnson City was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-18.
Johnson City is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season. As for Schulenburg, their victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 33-11.
Schulenburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Johnson City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Schulenburg repeat their success, or does Johnson City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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