Volleyball Preview: Herrin Tigers vs. Massac County Patriots
After four games on the road, Herrin is heading back home. They will welcome the Massac County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Herrin will be strutting in after a win while Massac County will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Herrin had just enough and edged Vienna out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Herrin got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-27, 25-10.
Herrin relied on the efforts of Harley Summers, who had three digs and two aces, and Josie Brandon, who had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Brandon has posted since back in August.
Herrin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Massac County didn't have quite enough to beat Centralia on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Massac County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-16, 15-12.
The victory got Herrin back to even at 8-8. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Herrin came up short against Massac County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Herrin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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