Volleyball Preview: Veritas Prep Falcons vs. Horizon Honors Eagles
Veritas Prep has gone 8-2 against Horizon Honors recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Veritas Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Northwest Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Crusaders. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost four in a row.
While Veritas Prep was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Northwest Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Horizon Honors entered their matchup against Scottsdale Christian Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Horizon Honors lost 3-0 to Scottsdale Christian Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Horizon Honors has suffered since October 25, 2023.
Veritas Prep's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8. As for Horizon Honors, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-7.
Veritas Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Horizon Honors when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Veritas Prep since the team 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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