Volleyball Preview: Wheatland Pirates vs. Marysville Indians
Wheatland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Marysville Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marysville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Wheatland, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Wheatland sidestepped Colfax for a 3-2 victory.
Wheatland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Marysville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bear River.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-8.
Wheatland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Marysville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19.
Wheatland took their win against Marysville in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheatland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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