Volleyball Preview: Vandegrift Vipers vs. Clark Cougars
The Vandegrift Vipers will face off against the Clark Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Vandegrift is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Vandegrift is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Austin.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Vandegrift took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Clark earned a 3-1 win over O'Connor on Tuesday.
Clark had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.
Clark had a senior duo take command as Liz Salinas had five digs and two aces and Farah Flores had 11 digs. Flores has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Clark has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-17 record this season. As for Vandegrift, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-14.
Vandegrift skirted past Clark 2-1 when the teams last played back in August. Does Vandegrift have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clark turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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