Volleyball Preview: Gideon Bulldogs vs. Risco Tigers
Gideon has gone 9-1 against Risco recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Gideon Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Risco Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Gideon is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Last Monday, Gideon beat Bernie 3-1.
Gideon was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (90-86), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 8-25, 25-22, 25-17, 28-26.
Haley Skinner was a one-man wrecking crew for Gideon as she had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Skinner has posted in her last nine matchups.
Gideon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Risco lost 3-0 to Bernie last Tuesday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Bernie scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-19.
Landri Baker put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 13 digs.
Gideon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Risco, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Gideon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Risco struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gideon came up short against Risco when the teams last played last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Gideon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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