Volleyball Preview: Chillicothe Hornets vs. Maryville Spoofhounds
Chillicothe is 2-8 against Maryville since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chillicothe Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maryville Spoofhounds at 6:00 p.m. Chillicothe is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Chillicothe will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating St. Joseph Christian, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Chillicothe narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Joseph Christian 3-2.
Chillicothe was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Maryville came up short against St. Pius X on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Spoofhounds haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Maryville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-21.
Chillicothe is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Maryville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-12.
Everything went Chillicothe's way against Maryville in their previous matchup on Saturday, as Chillicothe made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Chillicothe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maryville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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