Volleyball Preview: Sto-Rox Vikings vs. South Allegheny Gladiators
The Sto-Rox Vikings's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the South Allegheny Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sto-Rox came up short against Carlynton on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Sto-Rox was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Carlynton's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-17.
Meanwhile, South Allegheny unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Seton LaSalle by a score of 3-2. While the Gladiators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rebels 25-19 in the first set.
South Allegheny took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Even though they lost, South Allegheny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Sto-Rox's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for South Allegheny, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Sto-Rox suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to South Allegheny in their previous matchup back in September. Will Sto-Rox have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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