Volleyball Preview: Emerald Vikings vs. Camden Bulldogs
The Emerald Vikings will challenge the Camden Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Emerald is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Dreher 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Vikings as they're now sitting on three straight.
Emerald had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 15-11.
Emerald was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Camden entered their tilt with A.C. Flora two weeks ago with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They won by a set and slipped past the Falcons 3-2.
Camden was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-11, 17-15.
Emerald is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Camden, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Emerald has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Camden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Emerald suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Camden when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Can Emerald avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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