Volleyball Preview: Spartanburg Vikings vs. Riverside Warriors
On Tuesday Spartanburg will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Riverside Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Riverside took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Spartanburg, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Spartanburg finally turned things around against Chesnee on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eagles 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Spartanburg got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Riverside is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Hedgesville. Riverside fell 2-0 to Hedgesville. The Warriors' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
While Riverside had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 12 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13.
Spartanburg's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4-2.
Spartanburg came up short against Riverside in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Spartanburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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