Volleyball Preview: Crete Cardinals vs. Seward Bluejays
Crete has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Seward Bluejays at 7:00 p.m.
Crete lost 3-0 to Lakeview on Thursday.
While Crete was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Crete's loss came about despite a quality game from Kelsey Talkington, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Seward entered their tilt with Schuyler on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Seward was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-11.
Seward was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Crete has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 15 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-21 record this season. As for Seward, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Crete was able to grind out a solid victory over Seward when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Crete repeat their success, or does Seward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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