Volleyball Preview: South Allegheny Gladiators vs. Steel Valley Ironmen
The South Allegheny Gladiators are taking a road trip to challenge the Steel Valley Ironmen at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Allegheny has three straight wins, Steel Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, South Allegheny earned a 3-1 victory over Keystone Oaks.
South Allegheny 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 20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Sydney Gordon, who had six digs and three aces. Those three aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: South Allegheny 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 eight aces in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Steel Valley came up short against South Allegheny back in September, falling 3-0.
Steel Valley took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 28-26.
South Allegheny's win bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Steel Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went South Allegheny's way against Steel Valley when the teams last played back in September, as South Allegheny made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Allegheny since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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