Volleyball Preview: Musselman Applemen vs. Hedgesville Eagles
Musselman has won seven straight games at home, while Hedgesville has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Musselman Applemen will welcome the Hedgesville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Musselman will be strutting in after a win while Hedgesville will be coming in after a loss.
Musselman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Spring Mills, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Musselman was ranked fourth). Musselman was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Spring Mills on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-9, 25-15.
Musselman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashlyn Weatherholtz, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Weatherholtz a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Hedgesville didn't have quite enough to beat Spring Valley on Saturday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Timberwolves : they've now lost five in a row.
Hedgesville actually scored more points across those three sets (70-65), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 32-30, 16-25, 17-15.
Musselman is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season. As for Hedgesville, their loss dropped their record down to 34-5-1.
Musselman came up short against Hedgesville when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will Musselman have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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