Volleyball Preview: Blue Eye Bulldogs vs. Southern Missouri RUSH
Blue Eye has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against Southern Missouri RUSH at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Eye will be strutting in after a victory while Southern Missouri RUSH will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Blue Eye was able to grind out a solid win over Verona, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 26-28, 25-17.
Blue Eye found their leader in underclassman Molly Morgan, who had 16 digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for her.
Blue Eye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southern Missouri RUSH came up short against Forsyth on Saturday and fell 2-0. Southern Missouri RUSH has struggled against Forsyth recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-18.
Blue Eye has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. As for Southern Missouri RUSH, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Blue Eye came up short against Southern Missouri RUSH in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Blue Eye avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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