Volleyball Preview: Tuscola Warriors vs. Meridian Hawks
Tuscola and Meridian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Tuscola Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Meridian Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meridian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Tuscola, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Tuscola finally turned things around against Urbana on Monday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0.
Tuscola easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14.
Reese Davis was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had ten digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Meridian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Warrensburg-Latham.
Meridian was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22.
Tuscola's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-15. As for Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.
Tuscola came up short against Meridian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Tuscola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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