Volleyball Preview: Bay Tornadoes vs. Crestview Bulldogs
The Bay Tornadoes will take on the Crestview Bulldogs on Saturday. Bay will be strutting in after a victory while Crestview will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Bay finally turned things around against Rutherford on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rams. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tornadoes have posted since September 3rd.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bay took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-13, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Crestview was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Pace by a score of 3-2.
Crestview wouldn't go down easily and took Pace into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-9, 21-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Crestview got top-tier performance from Kelsey Griffin, who had 22 digs. With that strong performance, Griffin is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Crestview kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Bay's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Crestview, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Bay came up short against Crestview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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