Volleyball Preview: Sioux Valley Cossacks vs. DeSmet Bulldogs
The Sioux Valley Cossacks are on the road again on Tuesday to play the DeSmet Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Sioux Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Baltic, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Sioux Valley was ranked eighth). Sioux Valley lost 3-0 to Baltic on Thursday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Cossacks were not able to get on the board.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, DeSmet came up short against Hitchcock-Tulare on Saturday and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost six in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-16.
Sioux Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1. As for DeSmet, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Sioux Valley took their victory against DeSmet in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sioux Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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