Volleyball Preview: Independence Eagles vs. Nolensville Knights
Independence is 1-9 against Nolensville since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Independence Eagles will welcome the Nolensville Knights at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Independence comes in on three and Nolensville on five.
Last Thursday, Independence beat Ravenwood 3-1.
Independence had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Independence was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Nolensville faced Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Nolensville came out on top against Franklin by a score of 3-1.
Nolensville was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 25-13.
Independence's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Nolensville, they pushed their record up to 28-5 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Independence came up short against Nolensville in their previous matchup on September 10th, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nolensville's Avery Ethridge, who had five digs and three aces. Now that Independence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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