Volleyball Preview: Bloomington Purple Raiders vs. Peoria Lions
Bloomington has gone 10-0 against Peoria recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bloomington Purple Raiders will head out to take on the Peoria Lions at 4:00 p.m. Bloomington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Bloomington came up short against Olympia and fell 2-0.
Bloomington may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 17 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Peoria came into Thursday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Manual out 2-1.
Peoria had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-21, 25-16.
Bloomington's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Peoria, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Bloomington beat Peoria 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington 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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