Volleyball Preview: Groveton Indians vs. Latexo Tigers
The Groveton Indians will venture away from home to take on the Latexo Tigers at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Groveton took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against San Augustine as Groveton made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-7, 25-9.
Groveton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Latexo had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Yellowjackets.
While Latexo might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Alto scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-7.
Groveton pushed their record up to 24-16 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Latexo, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season.
Groveton came up short against Latexo when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Groveton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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