Volleyball Preview: Springtown Porcupines vs. Bridgeport Bulls
Springtown is 8-2 against Bridgeport since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Springtown Porcupines will square off against the Bridgeport Bulls at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Springtown has four straight victories, Bridgeport has 29 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Springtown made easy work of Castleberry and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Springtown took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-10, 25-5.
Springtown can attribute much of their success to Bailey Walker, who had four digs, and Yantzy Martinez, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Martinez has posted since back in August.
Springtown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport lost 3-0 to Krum on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10, 25-6.
Springtown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season. As for Bridgeport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-28.
Springtown took their victory against Bridgeport when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springtown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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