Volleyball Preview: Mt. Zion Braves vs. Taylorville Tornadoes
Mt. Zion has been on the road for six straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Mt. Zion narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lincoln 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mt. Zion who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 15-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Taylorville earned a 2-0 victory over Mattoon on Thursday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Taylorville was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Taylorville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samantha Breckenridge, who had eight digs, three kills, and three kills. Breckenridge is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Brogan Anderson, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Mt. Zion's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Taylorville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Mt. Zion came up short against Taylorville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Zion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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