Volleyball Preview: Carmel Greyhounds vs. Zionsville Eagles
Carmel has gone 8-2 against Zionsville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Carmel Greyhounds' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Zionsville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Carmel didn't have quite enough to beat NorthWood and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Carmel sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 15-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Zionsville came up short against Avon on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Orioles 25-23 in the first set.
Zionsville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Defeat or not, Zionsville got some senior leadership from Claudia Antcliff and Lauren Brown. Antcliff had 23 digs and two aces, while Brown had 16 digs. Antcliff is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Carmel has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-20 record this season. As for Zionsville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Carmel suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Zionsville in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zionsville's Mya Cunningham, who had eight digs and 32 assists. Now that Carmel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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