Volleyball Preview: Batavia Blue Devils vs. Sutherland Knights
Batavia has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Sutherland Knights at 6:30 p.m.
Batavia lost 3-0 to Pittsford on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Sutherland entered their tilt with Our Lady of Mercy on Monday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Monarchs 3-0.
While Sutherland won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-23.
Jamie Kotalik was a one-man wrecking crew for Sutherland as she had 12 digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Kotalik a new career-high in aces.
Sutherland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Batavia's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Sutherland, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-1 record this season.
Batavia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Sutherland in their previous matchup back in September. Will Batavia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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