Volleyball Preview: DeKalb Barbs vs. Metea Valley Mustangs
DeKalb is 2-8 against Metea Valley since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The DeKalb Barbs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Metea Valley Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, DeKalb finally turned things around against Neuqua Valley on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0.
DeKalb's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Neuqua Valley to exactly 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past the Redhawks 2-1.
Metea Valley got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-20, 32-30.
Ava Guzaski and Jenna Green were among the main playmakers for Metea Valley as the former had nine digs and the latter had four digs and three aces. That's the most aces Green has posted in her last ten contests.
DeKalb's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Metea Valley, they pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: DeKalb has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Metea Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
DeKalb came up short against Metea Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can DeKalb avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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