Volleyball Preview: Haleyville Lions vs. Russellville Golden Tigers
After both having extra time off, the Haleyville Lions and the Russellville Golden Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Haleyville took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They skirted past Sulligent 2-1.
Haleyville was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-21, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Russellville entered their tilt with West Point on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 3-2.
Russellville was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-93), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 14-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-11.
Haleyville's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Russellville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
Haleyville came up short against Russellville in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Haleyville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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