Volleyball Preview: Gering Bulldogs vs. Sidney Red Raiders
The Gering Bulldogs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Sidney Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Sidney took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Gering, who comes in off a win.
Gering can't be too worried about heading out to take on Sidney: they just beat Gordon-Rushville at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Everything went Gering's way against Gordon-Rushville on Tuesday as Gering made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since September 5th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11, 25-15.
Gering got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abby Schanaman out in front who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Sidney came up short against Holdrege on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sidney was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23.
Gering has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Sidney, their loss dropped their record down to 16-15.
Gering came out on top in a nail-biter against Sidney in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gering since the squad 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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