Volleyball Preview: Amundsen Vikings vs. Payton College Prep Grizzlies
On Thursday Amundsen will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Payton College Prep Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Amundsen beat Hancock 2-0.
Meanwhile, Payton College Prep earned a 2-0 win over Chicago Mathematics & Science on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Payton College Prep was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13.
Payton College Prep can attribute much of their success to Iyanna Tuyay, who had nine aces. Those nine aces gave Tuyay a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Payton College Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Amundsen pushed their record up to 17-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Payton College Prep, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-13.
Amundsen came up short against Payton College Prep in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Amundsen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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