Volleyball Preview: Stover Bulldogs vs. Sacred Heart Gremlins
The Stover Bulldogs will challenge the Sacred Heart Gremlins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stover will be strutting in after a win while Sacred Heart will be coming in after a defeat.
Stover is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 12, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lincoln as Stover made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Sacred Heart was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Smithton by a score of 3-2.
Sacred Heart actually scored more points across those five sets (108-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 17-25, 22-20.
Even though they lost, Sacred Heart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Stover pushed their record up to 8-3-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Sacred Heart, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Stover has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Sacred Heart struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stover took their win against Sacred Heart when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Stover repeat their success, or does Sacred Heart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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