Volleyball Game Preview: Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks vs. Gayville-Volin Raiders

The Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks will take on the Gayville-Volin Raiders on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Irene/Wakonda as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Nighthawks in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour's got stronger as the match went on, holding Irene/Wakonda to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 25-16.

Meanwhile, Gayville-Volin got the win against Alcester-Hudson on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Gayville-Volin took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-14, 25-8.

Gayville-Volin's victory bumped their record up to 28-4. As for Tripp-Delmont/Armour, their win bumped their record up to 21-10.

Tripp-Delmont/Armour came up short against Gayville-Volin when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Nighthawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.