Volleyball Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Thompson Valley Eagles
Severance is 0-7 against Thompson Valley since April of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Severance Silver Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Severance is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Roosevelt just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Roughriders by a score of 3-2.
Severance wouldn't go down easily and took Roosevelt into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Greeley Central.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Thompson Valley was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-9, 25-10.
Thompson Valley can attribute much of their success to Tessa Vittorio, who had ten digs.
Thompson Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Severance's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Thompson Valley, their win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Severance might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Thompson Valley in their previous matchup back in September. Can Severance avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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