Volleyball Game Preview: Steamboat Springs Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:10am

Volleyball Preview: Steamboat Springs Sailors vs. Glenwood Springs Demons

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Steamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Steamboat Springs Sailors will face off against the Glenwood Springs Demons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

While Steamboat Springs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Summit by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sailors.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 25-13.

Maizey Bringuel went supernova for Steamboat Springs, getting 30 digs and three aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Steamboat Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.

Meanwhile, Glenwood Springs had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bears.

Glenwood Springs was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-9.

Steamboat Springs pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Glenwood Springs, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.

Steamboat Springs came up short against Glenwood Springs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Steamboat Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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