Volleyball Preview: Overton Eagles vs. Ansley/Litchfield Spartans
Overton has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Overton is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 24th on Tuesday. They blew past Gibbon 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Overton was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-14.
Overton can attribute much of their success to Kyla Elfgren, who had eight digs, two kills, and 41 assists, and Chloe Svarvari, who had 15 digs and a kill. Elfgren is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ansley/Litchfield had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Vikings.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 26-24.
Overton's win bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Ansley/Litchfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Overton beat Ansley/Litchfield 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Overton repeat their success, or does Ansley/Litchfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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