Volleyball Preview: McPherson Bullpups vs. Girard Trojans
The McPherson Bullpups will face off against the Girard Trojans at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, McPherson earned a 2-0 victory over Winfield. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bullpups.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant McPherson was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Girard had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Dragons , sneaking past 2-1.
Girard had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Girard can attribute much of their success to Lynsey Bryant, who had 12 digs. Bryant is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
McPherson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Girard, they pushed their record up to 23-6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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