Volleyball Game Preview: Wagner Thunderbirds vs. Pieper Warriors

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 12:44am

Volleyball Preview: Wagner Thunderbirds vs. Pieper Warriors

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Wagner is 0-5 against Pieper since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Wagner Thunderbirds will challenge the Pieper Warriors at 6:30 p.m.

Wagner is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Boerne, falling 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-20, 25-13.

Meanwhile, Pieper came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Unicorns.

Pieper never let New Braunfels on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 26-24, 25-20.

Pieper kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. They are a perfect 4-0 when they block at leastten attacks.

Wagner's defeat dropped their record down to 7-25. As for Pieper, they pushed their record up to 28-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Wagner suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pieper when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pieper's Kat Lopez, who had five aces and four digs. Now that Wagner knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.

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