Volleyball Game Preview: Tatum Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 7:44am

Volleyball Preview: Tatum Eagles vs. Gladewater Bears

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Tatum has gone 5-0 against Gladewater recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tatum Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Gladewater Bears at 4:30 p.m. Tatum is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

On Tuesday, Tatum got the win against Harmony by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Tatum was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-16.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Gladewater sidestepped Carlisle for a 3-2 win.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Gladewater who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-3.

Tatum pushed their record up to 26-5 with that victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gladewater, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-10.

Tatum beat Gladewater 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Will Tatum repeat their success, or does Gladewater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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