Volleyball Preview: Voyager Vikings vs. Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions
Voyager has gone 5-0 against Excelsior Classical Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Voyager Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Excelsior Classical Academy Flying Lions at 5:45 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Voyager lost 3-0 to Roxboro Community on Thursday. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Excelsior Classical Academy came up short against Eno River on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-9.
Excelsior Classical Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rebecca Daniels, who had five digs, three aces, and two kills, and Debbie Romero Lopez, who had eight digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Daniels now served three or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Excelsior Classical Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive games.
Voyager's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Excelsior Classical Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Everything went Voyager's way against Excelsior Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in August as Voyager made off with a 3-0 win. Will Voyager repeat their success, or does Excelsior Classical Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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