Volleyball Preview: Buckeye Bucks vs. Normandy Invaders
The Buckeye Bucks will square off against the Normandy Invaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Buckeye's way against Valley Forge as Buckeye made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bucks.
Buckeye found their leader in underclassman Aurora Allen, who had five aces and ten assists.
Buckeye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Normandy sidestepped Lakewood for a 3-2 victory.
Normandy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 17-25, 15-25, 15-12.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Normandy, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
Buckeye took their victory against Normandy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Buckeye repeat their success, or does Normandy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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