Volleyball Preview: Slinger Owls vs. Nicolet Knights
After both having extra time off, the Slinger Owls and the Nicolet Knights will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Slinger will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Tuesday, everything went Slinger's way against Whitefish Bay as Slinger made off with a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-17.
Slinger found their leader in underclassman Brooke Zoromski, who had eight digs.
Slinger was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Nicolet earned a 2-0 win over St. Catherine's on Saturday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nicolet was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11.
Slinger is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for Nicolet, their victory bumped their record up to 6-13.
Slinger took their win against Nicolet when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Slinger repeat their success, or does Nicolet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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