Volleyball Preview: Avon Pirates vs. Gayville-Volin Raiders
The Avon Pirates and the Gayville-Volin Raiders are set to duel on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Avon has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Gayville-Volin will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Avon didn't have quite enough to beat Corsica/Stickney and fell 3-2.
Avon took Corsica/Stickney into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 11-25, 25-14, 18-16.
Avon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Macy Voigt, who had 15 digs, and Jordyn Voigt, who had 13 digs. Jordyn has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Burke typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Gayville-Volin proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Cougars out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-100) Gayville-Volin actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 12-25, 27-25, 18-16.
Avon's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Gayville-Volin, they pushed their record up to 27-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Avon came up short against Gayville-Volin in their previous matchup on October 5th, falling 2-0. Can Avon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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