Volleyball Preview: Blue Valley North Mustangs vs. Blue Valley Northwest Huskies
The Blue Valley North Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Blue Valley Northwest Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Blue Valley North has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Blue Valley North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Saint Thomas Aquinas, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Blue Valley North was ranked 11th). Blue Valley North fell just short of Saint Thomas Aquinas by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Blue Valley North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-17, 29-27.
Blue Valley North's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Samantha Shultz, who had 12 digs, and Jaden Goldberg, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Goldberg has posted in her last 17 contests.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Northwest came up short against Blue Valley West on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Blue Valley West scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18.
Blue Valley North has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season. As for Blue Valley Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-2.
Blue Valley North was able to grind out a solid win over Blue Valley Northwest in their previous matchup on September 14th, winning 2-0. Does Blue Valley North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blue Valley Northwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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