Volleyball Preview: Swink Lions vs. Rye Thunderbolts
Swink has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Rye Thunderbolts at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Swink will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Hoehne, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Swink was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hoehne on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-21.
Swink's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jocelynn James, who had 13 digs, and Briana McElroy, who had 18 assists. McElroy is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
Swink kept the net locked down and finished the game with 18 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight blocks in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rye made easy work of Crowley County on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Rye was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-16, 25-10.
Swink pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rye, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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