Volleyball Preview: Taylor County Cardinals vs. Pulaski County Maroons
Taylor County is 6-0 against Pulaski County since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Taylor County Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pulaski County Maroons at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Taylor County earned a 3-1 win over Thomas Nelson. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Taylor County had a senior duo take command as Claire Coyle had 20 digs and Elizabeth Morris had 11 digs and three aces. Coyle 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Melton, who had nine digs.
Taylor County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pulaski County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Adair County on Friday.
Pulaski County was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 16-14.
Taylor County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Pulaski County, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-10.
Taylor County took their victory against Pulaski County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Taylor County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pulaski County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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