Volleyball Preview: Taylorville Tornadoes vs. Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs
Taylorville hasn't had much luck against Mahomet-Seymour recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Taylorville Tornadoes will be staying on the road to face off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Taylorville will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Rochester, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Taylorville walked away with a 2-0 victory over Rochester on Thursday.
Taylorville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-15.
Samantha Breckenridge continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 14 digs, two kills, and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Anderson, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour extended their postseason success on Thursday against Champaign Central. They came out on top against the Maroons by a score of 2-0. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mahomet-Seymour was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13.
Taylorville pushed their record up to 30-7 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 24 of their last 25 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-3 record this season.
Taylorville came up short against Mahomet-Seymour in their previous matchup back in October, falling 2-0. Can Taylorville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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