Volleyball Preview: Pulaski County Maroons vs. Taylor County Cardinals
Pulaski County hasn't had much luck against Taylor County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pulaski County Maroons will square off against the Taylor County Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Pulaski County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Pulaski County had just enough and edged Adair County out 3-2.
Pulaski County was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Taylor County earned a 3-1 win over Thomas Nelson on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Taylor County had a senior duo take command as Claire Coyle had 20 digs and Elizabeth Morris had 11 digs and three aces. Coyle is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Melton, who had nine digs.
Taylor County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Pulaski County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Taylor County, their victory bumped their record up to 22-10.
Pulaski County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Taylor County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Pulaski County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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