Volleyball Preview: Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds vs. Pittsville Panthers
Iola-Scandinavia has gone 3-0 against Pittsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pittsville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iola-Scandinavia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sevastopol as Iola-Scandinavia made off with a 3-0 win.
While Iola-Scandinavia won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-16.
If Rosholt wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Pittsville, they should've done a better job of containing Kaylee Jacobson. Pittsville walked away with a 3-1 victory over Rosholt on Thursday thanks in part to Jacobson, who had 19 digs and two aces. She has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Pittsville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-14.
Pittsville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 8-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Iola-Scandinavia's record now sits at 12-17. As for Pittsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Iola-Scandinavia beat Pittsville 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2017. Will Iola-Scandinavia repeat their success, or does Pittsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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