Volleyball Preview: Exeter Tigers vs. Galena Bears
Exeter hasn't had much luck against Galena recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Exeter Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Galena Bears at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, everything went Exeter's way against Southwest as Exeter made off with a 3-0 win.
Exeter was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Galena waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Trojans 3-0.
Galena never let Southwest on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 25-22.
Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive games.
Exeter's victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-13. As for Galena, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Exeter came up short against Galena in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Exeter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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