Volleyball Preview: Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates vs. Deer Trail Eagles
Genoa-Hugo/Karval has gone 9-1 against Deer Trail recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Deer Trail Eagles, where the match is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval will head into Thursday's contest after some sweet revenge against Arickaree: Genoa-Hugo/Karval couldn't quite topple Arickaree on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set loss they took when the two last played. Genoa-Hugo/Karval was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Arickaree.
One reason for the win was Genoa-Hugo/Karval's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-10.
Meanwhile, everything went Deer Trail's way against Manzanola last Friday as Deer Trail made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
While Deer Trail won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-23, 25-11.
Deer Trail was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Deer Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval took their victory against Deer Trail in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Genoa-Hugo/Karval repeat their success, or does Deer Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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