Volleyball Preview: Southwestern Rebels vs. Henryville Hornets
The Southwestern Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Henryville Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwestern is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Southwestern is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 12th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Switzerland County as Southwestern made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Southwestern was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-13, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Kaylee Hite, who had five digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Henryville didn't have quite enough to beat Austin on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Henryville sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-16, 13-25, 25-21, 12-25, 15-7.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Henryville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Southwestern beat Henryville 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern 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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