Volleyball Preview: Parkland Trojans vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies
Parkland is 7-0 against Louis E. Dieruff since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Parkland Trojans will be playing at home against the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Louis E. Dieruff took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Parkland, who comes in off a win.
Parkland and Germantown Academy met for a duel on Saturday where Parkland came out on top. Parkland walked away with a 3-1 win over Germantown Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Parkland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-10, 25-18, 28-26.
Parkland's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Izzy Fekula, who had 16 digs. Fekula is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Gordon, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Louis E. Dieruff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Whitehall, falling 3-0.
Louis E. Dieruff was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Parkland's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-9. As for Louis E. Dieruff, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Parkland's way against Louis E. Dieruff in their previous meeting back in September, as Parkland made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Parkland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Louis E. Dieruff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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