Volleyball Preview: Heide Trask Titans vs. Pender Patriots
The Heide Trask Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Heide Trask took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past East Columbus 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Titans have posted against the Gators since September 21, 2021.
Heide Trask's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping East Columbus between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Pender and West Columbus met for a duel on Thursday where Pender prevailed. Everything went Pender's way against West Columbus as Pender made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Pender never let West Columbus on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Pender's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Haley Gantt, who had 15 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jensen Bordeaux, who had 11 digs and six kills.
Heide Trask is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Pender, their victory bumped their record up to 5-14.
Heide Trask took their win against Pender in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bordeaux, who had 14 digs, four kills, and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heide Trask still be able to contain Bordeaux? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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