Volleyball Preview: Cross Keys Phoenix vs. Tucker Tigers
Cross Keys is 1-6 against Tucker since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cross Keys Phoenix will take on the Tucker Tigers at 5:30 p.m.
Cross Keys will head out to face Tucker after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Cross Keys took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Pius X Catholic.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Tucker was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Tucker was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-12.
Tucker got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jocelyn Rodgers out in front who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Rodgers a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Santana Doan, who had five aces.
Cross Keys' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Tucker, their record is now 7-17-1.
Cross Keys came up short against Tucker in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Cross Keys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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