Volleyball Game Preview: Purdue Polytechnic Techies vs. Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils

Purdue Polytechnic hasn't had much luck against Indianapolis Shortridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:30 p.m. Purdue Polytechnic will be strutting in after a win while Indianapolis Shortridge will be coming in after a defeat.

Purdue Polytechnic barely beat Indianapolis Arsenal Technical the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Techies put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Techies haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Shortridge didn't have quite enough to beat Decatur Central on Monday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.

Indianapolis Shortridge took Decatur Central into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-9, 25-23, 23-25, 16-14.

Purdue Polytechnic's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.