Volleyball Preview: East Nicolaus Spartans vs. Colusa RedHawks
The East Nicolaus Spartans will take on the Colusa RedHawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with East Nicolaus sitting on 22 straight wins and Colusa on five.
East Nicolaus and Winters met for a duel on Tuesday where East Nicolaus prevailed. East Nicolaus blew past Winters 3-0.
While East Nicolaus might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Winters scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-16.
Shelby Scoggins and Ashlynn Tagala were among the main playmakers for East Nicolaus as the former had 11 digs and the latter had seven digs and two aces. Tagala is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Colusa had just enough and edged Vacaville Christian out 3-2 on Thursday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Colusa who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 26-28, 15-8.
Colusa got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Olivia Huskey out in front who had ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Colusa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
East Nicolaus' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-0. As for Colusa, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
East Nicolaus took their win against Colusa in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will East Nicolaus repeat their success, or does Colusa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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