Volleyball Preview: Cleveland Blue Raiders vs. Maryville Red Rebels
After four games on the road, Cleveland is heading back home. They will host the Maryville Red Rebels at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland will be strutting in after a win while Maryville will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Cleveland made easy work of Bradley Central and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Cleveland was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the third set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Maryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 2-1.
Maryville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Cleveland pushed their record up to 24-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Maryville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Maryville in their previous matchup on Wednesday, sneaking past 2-1. Will Cleveland repeat their success, or does Maryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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