Volleyball Preview: Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles vs. Shelby-Rising City Huskies
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley has gone 10-0 against Shelby-Rising City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles will head out to face off against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley will head out to face Shelby-Rising City after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley fell 2-0 to Freeman. The match marked the first time this season in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 18 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Shelby-Rising City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Arlington 3-0 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Huskies as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was Shelby-Rising City's feisty defense: they held Arlington to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-23, 25-14.
Aleigha Escobar-Schaefer and Jordyn Donner were among the main playmakers for Shelby-Rising City as the former had 18 digs and two aces and the latter had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Escobar-Schaefer has posted in she last 11 matchups.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Shelby-Rising City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley beat Shelby-Rising City 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 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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