Volleyball Preview: Nickerson Panthers vs. Cheney Cardinals
Nickerson is 2-8 against Cheney since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Nickerson Panthers are on the road again to play the Cheney Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Nickerson beat Larned 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Nickerson was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Cheney had just enough and edged Eisenhower out 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Cheney had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 27-25, 25-20.
Cheney can attribute much of their success to Karstyn Inslee, who had ten digs. With that strong performance, Inslee is now averaging an impressive 6 digs per game.
The win got Nickerson back to even at 2-2. As for Cheney, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Nickerson came up short against Cheney in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Nickerson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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