Volleyball Preview: Southern Door Eagles vs. Gibraltar Vikings
After six games on the road, Southern Door is heading back home. They will welcome the Gibraltar Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Southern Door is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Thursday. They came up short against Kewaunee, falling 3-0.
While Southern Door was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Kewaunee's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Southern Door had strong showings from Alanna Paye, who had 13 digs, and Morgan Miller, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, Gibraltar hadn't done well against Sturgeon Bay recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Gibraltar came out on top in a nail-biter against Sturgeon Bay , sneaking past 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gibraltar was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Southern Door has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. As for Gibraltar, their victory bumped their record up to 5-18.
Southern Door was able to grind out a solid win over Gibraltar when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Southern Door repeat their success, or does Gibraltar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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