Volleyball Preview: Linton-Stockton Miners vs. Evansville North Huskies
The Linton-Stockton Miners will square off against the Evansville North Huskies at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Evansville North is hoping to do what North Knox couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Linton-Stockton's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Linton-Stockton blew past North Knox 3-0.
One reason for the win was Linton-Stockton's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-9.
Linton-Stockton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Evansville North's way against Evansville Central on Wednesday as Evansville North made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Evansville North was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-14.
Linton-Stockton has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Evansville North, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
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