Volleyball Preview: Cave Spring Knights vs. Hidden Valley Titans
Cave Spring is 0-10 against Hidden Valley since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Cave Spring Knights will square off against the Hidden Valley Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Cave Spring had just enough and edged Blacksburg out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-104) Cave Spring actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 17-25, 25-23, 19-17.
Meanwhile, Hidden Valley came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bruins 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-17, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Maddi Carter, who had 11 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Hidden Valley 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 five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Cave Spring's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13. As for Hidden Valley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
Cave Spring suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Hidden Valley in their previous meeting on October 1st. Can Cave Spring avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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