Volleyball Preview: Runge Yellowjackets vs. Nordheim Pirates
Runge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Nordheim Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Runge will be strutting in after a victory while Nordheim will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Runge was able to grind out a solid win over Austwell-Tivoli, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Nordheim came up short against Bloomington on Friday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bobcats/Lady Cats: they've now lost four in a row.
Nordheim actually scored more points across those four sets (85-83), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 8-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Runge's victory was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. As for Nordheim, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Runge's way against Nordheim in their previous meeting on October 8th, as Runge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Runge 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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