Volleyball Preview: River Valley Vikings vs. Highland Fighting Scots
River Valley hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The River Valley Vikings will face off against the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m.
River Valley lost 3-0 to Shelby on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-13.
Meanwhile, everything went Highland's way against Loudonville on Saturday as Highland made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fighting Scots.
Highland was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-17, 25-21.
Highland relied on the efforts of MaKaylee Merckling, who had 14 digs, and Georgia Gantz, who had ten digs. Merckling is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Highland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive contests.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Highland, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: River Valley hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Highland, though, as they've been averaging only 0.6. Given River Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Highland will need to find a way to close that gap.
River Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Highland when the teams last played on September 5th. Can River Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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