Volleyball Preview: Chatfield Gophers vs. Lewiston-Altura Cardinals
Chatfield has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Lewiston-Altura has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Chatfield Gophers will welcome the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. Chatfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last.
Last Tuesday, Chatfield got the win against Caledonia by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 28-26.
Chatfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hannah Tweten, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Harper Goldsmith, who had 12 digs and 33 assists. Goldsmith is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last 37 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lewiston-Altura sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over La Crescent on Tuesday.
Lewiston-Altura was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-9.
Chatfield's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lewiston-Altura, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Chatfield was able to grind out a solid win over Lewiston-Altura in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Chatfield repeat their success, or does Lewiston-Altura have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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