Volleyball Preview: Linn Wildcats vs. New Bloomfield Wildcats
The Linn Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the New Bloomfield Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Linn has nine straight wins, New Bloomfield has 27 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Linn will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Eugene, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Linn walked away with a 3-1 victory over Eugene on Tuesday.
Linn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-19.
Madison Mengwasser was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Robinson, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, New Bloomfield lost 3-0 to Russellville on Tuesday.
While New Bloomfield was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Russellville's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 25-15.
Linn pushed their record up to 19-6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for New Bloomfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Linn took their victory against New Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linn since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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