Volleyball Game Preview: Palisades Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 4:21am

Volleyball Preview: Palisades Pumas vs. Ardrey Kell Knights

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The Palisades Pumas will challenge the Ardrey Kell Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisades has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Ardrey Kell will come in with three straight victories.

On Monday, Palisades came up short against Hickory Ridge and fell 3-1.

Meanwhile, Ardrey Kell got the win against Olympic on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Ardrey Kell took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-17, 25-9.

Ardrey Kell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.

Palisades' defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Ardrey Kell, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.

Palisades came out on top in a nail-biter against Ardrey Kell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Palisades repeat their success, or does Ardrey Kell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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