Volleyball Preview: McDermitt Bulldogs vs. Owyhee Braves
After two games on the road, McDermitt is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Owyhee Braves will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, McDermitt got the win against Lund by a conclusive 3-0.
While McDermitt won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-21.
Meanwhile, everything went Owyhee's way against Carlin on Friday as Owyhee made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-14, 25-21.
Owyhee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.8.
McDermitt has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Owyhee, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
McDermitt took their victory against Owyhee in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does McDermitt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Owyhee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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