Volleyball Preview: Tivy Antlers vs. Veterans Memorial Patriots
Tivy is 10-0 against Veterans Memorial since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tivy Antlers will head out on the road to challenge the Veterans Memorial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tivy can't be too worried about heading out to take on Veterans Memorial: they just beat Incarnate Word at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Tivy won by a set and slipped past Incarnate Word 3-2.
Tivy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Veterans Memorial had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Wagner by a score of 3-1 on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 27-29, 25-19, 25-16.
Cameron Danaher was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 18 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Tivy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-13 record this season. As for Veterans Memorial, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-20.
Tivy took their win against Veterans Memorial when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tivy since the team 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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