Volleyball Preview: Evansville North Huskies vs. Linton-Stockton Miners
The Evansville North Huskies will head out to take on the Linton-Stockton Miners at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Evansville North made easy work of Evansville Central and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Evansville North took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-10, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Linton-Stockton entered their tilt with North Knox on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Warriors.
A big factor in the win was Linton-Stockton's feisty defense: they held North Knox to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-9.
Linton-Stockton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Evansville North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Linton-Stockton, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
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