Volleyball Preview: Independence Knights vs. Heritage Coyotes
Independence and Heritage are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Independence Knights will challenge the Heritage Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Independence is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Independence will head out to face Heritage after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Independence fell 3-1 to Centennial. The Knights have struggled against the Titans recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won five in a row, and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Mavericks out 3-2.
Heritage took Emerson into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Heritage's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emily Mcshan, who had 22 digs, and Emree Reinhardt, who had three digs and 21 assists. Mcshan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Independence's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Heritage, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
Independence took their win against Heritage when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Independence repeat their success, or does Heritage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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