Volleyball Preview: Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs vs. Big Walnut Golden Eagles
The Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs will face off against the Big Walnut Golden Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Bloom-Carroll is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
On Thursday, Bloom-Carroll made easy work of Amanda-Clearcreek and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bloom-Carroll was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 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. Madison Lacy was another key player, getting 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Big Walnut suffered their biggest loss since August 28th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Dublin Scioto. The shutout was out of character for the Golden Eagles seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-22, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Big Walnut saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Gordon had 12 digs.
Bloom-Carroll pushed their record up to 20-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Big Walnut, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8.
Bloom-Carroll was able to grind out a solid win over Big Walnut when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloom-Carroll 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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