Volleyball Preview: Verrado Vipers vs. North Canyon Rattlers
The Verrado Vipers will head out to take on the North Canyon Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Verrado is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Canyon View just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars.
Verrado couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Verrado got top-tier performance from Journey Taylor, who had 28 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Wakeham, who had six digs and 19 assists.
Even though they lost, Verrado kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Canyon didn't have quite enough to beat North on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Verrado's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-12. As for North Canyon, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Verrado took their win against North Canyon in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verrado 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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