Volleyball Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Trinity Lutheran Cougars
New Albany and Trinity Lutheran are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The New Albany Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Trinity Lutheran took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Albany, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, New Albany got the win against Salem by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Albany took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-12.
New Albany couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Floyd Central. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Trinity Lutheran was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 25-21.
New Albany's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for Trinity Lutheran, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7.
New Albany skirted past Trinity Lutheran 3-2 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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