Volleyball Preview: Skyline Falcons vs. Longmont Trojans
Skyline is 0-3 against Longmont since April of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Skyline Falcons will be staying on the road to face off against the Longmont Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Skyline will be strutting in after a win while Longmont will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Skyline beat Summit 2-0.
Skyline was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Summit squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Lynsie Cortez, who had 23 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Skyline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Longmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Erie.
Longmont was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-19.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Longmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Skyline might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Longmont in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Skyline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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