Volleyball Preview: Triton Trojans vs. Pioneer Panthers
Triton is 0-10 against Pioneer since August of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The Triton Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Pioneer Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pioneer is hoping to do what Winamac couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Triton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Triton blew past Winamac 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Triton's feisty defense: they held Winamac to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-13.
Triton relied on the efforts of Allie Westafer, who had nine digs, three aces, and three aces, and Clara Doll, who had three kills, three digs, and three digs. That's the most aces Westafer has posted in her last eight contests.
Triton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 15 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winamac only had a.
Meanwhile, Pioneer posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Winamac as Pioneer made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Pioneer was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-13, 25-10.
Triton's victory bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Pioneer, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Triton came up short against Pioneer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Triton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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