Volleyball Preview: Sidney Red Raiders vs. Chase County Longhorns
After seven games on the road, Sidney is heading back home. They will host the Chase County Longhorns on Tuesday. Chase County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sidney, who comes in off a win.
Sidney is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 19, 2023 on Thursday. They blew past Alliance 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Raiders have posted against the Bulldogs since September 16, 2021.
While Sidney won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 27-25.
Ava Witte and Kayla Westby were among the main playmakers for Sidney as the former had six digs and ten assists and the latter had 16 digs and seven aces. The dominant performance gave Westby a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Chase County faced Southwest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Chase County fell 2-0 to Southwest. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Roughriders recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Chase County was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23.
Sidney pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Chase County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Sidney took their victory against Chase County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sidney repeat their success, or does Chase County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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