Volleyball Preview: Blue Eye Bulldogs vs. Spokane Owls
Blue Eye has gone 8-2 against Spokane recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Blue Eye Bulldogs will take on the Spokane Owls at 7:00 p.m. Blue Eye has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Spokane will come in with five straight wins.
Last Thursday, Blue Eye came up short against Fordland and fell 3-1.
Blue Eye was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Fordland work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Spokane hadn't done well against Forsyth recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Spokane came out on top against Forsyth by a score of 3-1.
Spokane was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Spokane had a senior duo take command as Makenna Gideon had eight digs and two aces and Hannah Evans had 21 digs and a kill. That's the most aces Gideon has posted in her last 11 matchups.
Spokane was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Blue Eye's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9-1. As for Spokane, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Blue Eye has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Spokane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Blue Eye suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Spokane in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Blue Eye avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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