Volleyball Preview: Johnson City Eagles vs. Schulenburg Shorthorns
Johnson City is 0-4 against Schulenburg since November of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Johnson City Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Schulenburg Shorthorns at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Johnson City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Skidmore-Tynan.
Johnson City walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Schulenburg waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Hornets as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-17, 25-14.
Schulenburg got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Helms out in front who had nine digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Helms has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Michaela Kollmann, who had ten digs and four aces.
Schulenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Schulenburg's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 33-11. As for Johnson City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 34-8 record this season.
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