Volleyball Preview: Needville Bluejays vs. El Campo Ricebirds
Needville has gone 8-2 against El Campo recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Needville Bluejays will take on the El Campo Ricebirds at 6:00 p.m. Needville is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Needville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Calhoun just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Sandcrabs. While the Bluejays didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sandcrabs 25-20 in the first period.
Needville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Needville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brylie Nesvadba, who had 14 digs, and Ava Search, who had 19 digs and 13 kills. Search is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, El Campo had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Blackcats 3-0.
El Campo never let Bay City on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-12, 25-22.
Needville's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for El Campo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Needville took their win against El Campo in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Needville 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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