Volleyball Preview: Martins Ferry Purple Riders vs. Coshocton Redskins
The Martins Ferry Purple Riders will head out on the road to challenge the Coshocton Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Martins Ferry will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Martins Ferry can't be too worried about heading out to take on Coshocton: they just beat Tuscarawas Valley at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Martins Ferry had just enough and edged Tuscarawas Valley out 3-2 on Wednesday.
Martins Ferry was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (115-106), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 27-25, 18-25, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Coshocton hadn't done well against Claymont recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Coshocton put the hurt on Claymont with a sharp 3-0 win.
Coshocton's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Claymont between 17 and 19 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-17.
Martins Ferry is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Coshocton, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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