Volleyball Game Preview: Big Walnut Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 12:21am

Volleyball Preview: Big Walnut Golden Eagles vs. Westland Cougars

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Big Walnut has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Westland Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Thursday, Big Walnut didn't have quite enough to beat Dublin Scioto and fell 3-2. The Golden Eagles haven't had much luck with the Irish recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Big Walnut took Dublin Scioto into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10.

Despite the defeat, Big Walnut had strong showings from Peyton Gordon, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Sydney Hamilton, who had 12 digs. Gordon has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.

Meanwhile, Westland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Hayes, falling 3-0.

After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-22, 25-18.

Big Walnut's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Westland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.

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