Volleyball Preview: Immanuel Eagles vs. Kingsburg Vikings
Immanuel hasn't had much luck against Kingsburg recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Immanuel Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Kingsburg Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Kingsburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Immanuel, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Immanuel was able to grind out a solid victory over Kerman, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Immanuel had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-16.
Immanuel can attribute much of their success to Mary Degraw, who had 16 digs.
Immanuel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.2.
Meanwhile, Kingsburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to Central Valley Christian.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 22-25, 25-8.
Immanuel is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-16 record this season. As for Kingsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Immanuel came up short against Kingsburg in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Immanuel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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