Volleyball Preview: Silverton Foxes vs. Crescent Valley Raiders
The Silverton Foxes will head out to face off against the Crescent Valley Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Silverton is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, Silverton earned a 3-1 victory over Central.
Silverton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-9, 25-9, 25-20.
Silverton 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 six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Crescent Valley waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Dragons as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-9, 25-20.
Crescent Valley found their leader in underclassman Karsyn Horn, who had 13 digs. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for Horn.
Silverton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Crescent Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Silverton has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Crescent Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Silverton came up short against Crescent Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Silverton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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