Volleyball Preview: Boerne-Champion Chargers vs. New Braunfels Unicorns
Boerne-Champion is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while New Braunfels is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Boerne-Champion Chargers will take on the New Braunfels Unicorns at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Boerne-Champion had just enough and edged Pieper out 3-2.
Boerne-Champion wouldn't go down easily and took Pieper into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 18-16.
Meanwhile, New Braunfels hadn't done well against Smithson Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. New Braunfels blew past Smithson Valley 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Unicorns have posted against the Rangers since October 29, 2019.
New Braunfels never let Smithson Valley on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 28-26, 25-13.
New Braunfels can attribute much of their success to Hayden Jeffers, who had 18 digs, and Jordynn Ash, who had ten digs. Jeffers has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Boerne-Champion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-6 record this season. As for New Braunfels, their victory bumped their record up to 31-12.
Boerne-Champion came up short against New Braunfels when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will Boerne-Champion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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