Volleyball Preview: Southeast Pirates vs. Crestview Rebels
The Southeast Pirates and the Crestview Rebels are set to duel on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southeast took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted since September 12th.
Southeast never let Liberty on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Crestview put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mineral Ridge 3-0.
Crestview walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.
Bailey Ash was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six digs and six aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Crestview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 22 consecutive contests.
Southeast's record now sits at 5-16. As for Crestview, they pushed their record up to 22-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
Southeast suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Crestview in their previous meeting back in September. Can Southeast avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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