Volleyball Preview: Blue River Valley Vikings vs. Hagerstown Tigers
The Blue River Valley Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Blue River Valley came up short against Indianapolis Lutheran and fell 2-0. The Vikings have struggled against the Saints recently, as their game on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers 3-0.
Hagerstown was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-18, 25-19.
Hagerstown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 9.5.
Blue River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Hagerstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Blue River Valley skirted past Hagerstown 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Blue River Valley repeat their success, or does Hagerstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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