Volleyball Preview: Lebanon Tigers vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins
Lebanon is 0-10 against Tri-West Hendricks since August of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Lebanon Tigers will take on the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lebanon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Lafayette Jefferson by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks faced Floyd Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Tri-West Hendricks walked away with a 2-0 victory over Floyd Central. The win was familiar territory for the Bruins who have now won three matches in a row.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Tri-West Hendricks took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13.
Tri-West Hendricks' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Finley Dakin, who had 12 digs, and Molly Garver, who had four digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Tri-West Hendricks was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Lebanon's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15. As for Tri-West Hendricks, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 28-3.
Lebanon might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Tri-West Hendricks when the teams last played back in August. Can Lebanon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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