Volleyball Preview: Tri-County Cavaliers vs. Pioneer Panthers
The Tri-County Cavaliers will face off against the Pioneer Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tri-County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 25 games.
Tri-County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Caston as Tri-County made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tri-County was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-12, 25-7.
Tri-County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grace Luck led the charge by getting 13 digs and four aces. Luck is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Tri-County couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 46.1% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.7% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 39.3%.
Meanwhile, Pioneer made easy work of DeMotte Christian on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Pioneer might've won, it sure wasn't easy: DeMotte Christian scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-5, 25-14.
Tri-County's record is now 29-1. As for Pioneer, their record is now 19-13.
Tri-County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pioneer in their previous meeting back in October of 2014. Can Tri-County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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