Volleyball Preview: Big Walnut Golden Eagles vs. Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs
The Big Walnut Golden Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Big Walnut is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 28th on Tuesday. They came up short against Dublin Scioto, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Golden Eagles haven't been shut out since back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Big Walnut saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Gordon had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They blew past the Aces 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bloom-Carroll was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-9, 25-7.
Bloom-Carroll got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylynne Sollberger out in front who had ten digs and three aces. Sollberger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Lacy, who had four aces, three digs, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Bloom-Carroll was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matchups.
Big Walnut's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for Bloom-Carroll, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1.
Big Walnut came up short against Bloom-Carroll in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Big Walnut have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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