Volleyball Preview: South Allegheny Gladiators vs. Sto-Rox Vikings
The South Allegheny Gladiators will face off against the Sto-Rox Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
South Allegheny is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Seton LaSalle just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 3-2. While the Gladiators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rebels 25-19 in the first set.
South Allegheny took Seton LaSalle into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-14, 20-25, 25-15, 15-10.
Even though they lost, South Allegheny was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 18 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sto-Rox was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Carlynton, falling 3-0.
Sto-Rox took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-17.
South Allegheny's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Sto-Rox, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went South Allegheny's way against Sto-Rox when the teams last played back in September, as South Allegheny made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Allegheny since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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