Volleyball Preview: Spearfish Spartans vs. Stevens Raiders
Spearfish is 1-9 against Stevens since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spearfish Spartans will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Stevens Raiders, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Spearfish will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Rapid City Central, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Spearfish was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Rapid City Central on Tuesday.
While Spearfish won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-22.
Spearfish was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Stevens posted their biggest victory since October 12th on Tuesday. They blew past Sturgis Brown 3-0.
Stevens was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-20.
Spearfish's win bumped their record up to 22-8. As for Stevens, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-13.
Everything went Spearfish's way against Stevens when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Spearfish made off with a 3-0 win. Does Spearfish have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stevens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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