Volleyball Preview: Van Vandals vs. Mabank Panthers
On Tuesday Van will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the Mabank Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Van lost 3-0 to Lindale on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vandals have suffered against the Eagles since August 21, 2020.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
Van's loss came about despite a quality game from Averi Crouch, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Mabank didn't have quite enough to beat Ferris on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Mabank took Ferris into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 26-28, 25-21, 27-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Mabank's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lindsey Cope, who had 22 digs, 11 kills, and four aces, and Khilyn Wilkinson, who had 28 digs. The dominant performance gave Cope a new career-high in aces.
Van's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Mabank, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Everything went Van's way against Mabank in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Van made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Van have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mabank turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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