Volleyball Preview: Chilhowee Indians vs. Ballard Bulldogs
The Chilhowee Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Ballard Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chilhowee is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Chilhowee will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Crest Ridge, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Chilhowee came out on top in a nail-biter against Crest Ridge on Monday, sneaking past 3-2.
Chilhowee took Crest Ridge into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Ballard hadn't done well against Hume recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Ballard came out on top against Hume by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-10.
Ballard was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Chilhowee pushed their record up to 11-3-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ballard, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Chilhowee took their win against Ballard when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Chilhowee repeat their success, or does Ballard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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