Volleyball Preview: Superior Spartans vs. D.C. Everest Evergreens
Superior is 2-7 against D.C. Everest since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m.
Superior is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia], falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, D.C. Everest had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They skirted past the Panthers 3-2.
D.C. Everest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-8.
D.C. Everest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games.
Superior's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for D.C. Everest, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season.
Superior came up short against D.C. Everest in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can Superior avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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