Volleyball Preview: Holmen Vikings vs. Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans
The Holmen Vikings and the Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans are set to duel on Thursday. Holmen will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Holmen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Waunakee.
Holmen had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-18, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Vel Phillips Memorial hadn't done well against Sauk Prairie recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Vel Phillips Memorial came out on top against Sauk Prairie by a score of 3-1. The victory was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on seven straight.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22.
Holmen is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, they pushed their record up to 27-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Holmen beat Vel Phillips Memorial 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Does Holmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vel Phillips Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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