Volleyball Preview: Blue River Valley Vikings vs. Union Rockets
Blue River Valley has gone 10-0 against Union recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Blue River Valley Vikings will square off against the Union Rockets at 12:30 p.m. Blue River Valley is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Blue River Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cambridge City Lincoln.
The final score came out to 25-13, 29-27, 21-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Union came into Thursday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Union City 3-0 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Rockets have posted since September 17th.
Union's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Union City between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Glory Ellis, who had 11 kills and nine digs. Alexis Merchand was another key player, getting 16 digs, three kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Union was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Blue River Valley now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Union, their victory bumped their record up to 5-15.
Blue River Valley took their win against Union in their previous meeting on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Will Blue River Valley repeat their success, or does Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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