Volleyball Preview: Meridian Mustangs vs. Shelby-Rising City Huskies
Meridian is 9-1 against Shelby-Rising City since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Meridian Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Meridian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Deshler.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Meridian got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 21-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Shelby-Rising City never let Schuyler on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-23.
Shelby-Rising City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meridian's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Shelby-Rising City, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Meridian was able to grind out a solid win over Shelby-Rising City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Meridian repeat their success, or does Shelby-Rising City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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