Volleyball Preview: Middleburg Broncos vs. Fleming Island Golden Eagles
Middleburg and Fleming Island are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Middleburg Broncos are on the road again on Thursday to play the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Middleburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Ridgeview.
Middleburg was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-15.
Bailey Montgomery was nothing short of spectacular: she had 24 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 24 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alana Santiago, who had five digs and 18 assists.
Fleming Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive games.
Middleburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Fleming Island, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
Middleburg was able to grind out a solid win over Fleming Island when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Middleburg repeat their success, or does Fleming Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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