Volleyball Preview: Tuscarawas Valley Trojans vs. Claymont Mustangs
Tuscarawas Valley has gone 9-1 against Claymont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Claymont Mustangs, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Tuscarawas Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Claymont will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, everything went Tuscarawas Valley's way against Sandy Valley as Tuscarawas Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Tuscarawas Valley's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-11.
Tuscarawas Valley's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aubrie Barr, who had 21 digs and two aces, and Leah Howard, who had ten digs. Barr is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Claymont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Ridgewood by a score of 3-2.
Claymont wouldn't go down easily and took Ridgewood into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 20-25, 15-10.
Tuscarawas Valley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Claymont, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went Tuscarawas Valley's way against Claymont when the teams last played back in September, as Tuscarawas Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Tuscarawas Valley repeat their success, or does Claymont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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