Volleyball Preview: Sikeston Bulldogs vs. Scott City Rams
Sikeston hasn't had much luck against Scott City recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sikeston Bulldogs will challenge the Scott City Rams at 3:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Sikeston finally turned things around against Puxico on Tuesday. They blew past the Indians 3-0. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bulldogs yet this season.
The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, everything went Scott City's way against Charleston on Tuesday as Scott City made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Scott City was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-9, 25-7.
Layla Estes and Journey Black were among the main playmakers for Scott City as the former had 20 digs and the latter had five digs. Estes is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Scott City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Sikeston's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Scott City, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Sikeston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Scott City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sikeston came up short against Scott City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Sikeston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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