Volleyball Game Preview: Loyalton Grizzlies vs. Etna Lions

By Team Reports Oct 26, 2024, 2:31am

Volleyball Preview: Loyalton Grizzlies vs. Etna Lions

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The Loyalton Grizzlies are taking a road trip to square off against the Etna Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Loyalton will be strutting in after a win while Etna will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Thursday, Loyalton made easy work of Westwood and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Grizzlies.

While Loyalton won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-19, 26-24.

Loyalton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 14 consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Etna came up short against Trinity on Thursday, falling 3-0.

Etna was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 25-17.

Loyalton has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Etna, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-13.

Loyalton came up short against Etna in their previous meeting back in August, falling 2-0. Can Loyalton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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