Volleyball Preview: Deshler Tigers vs. Brooks Lions
Deshler is 10-0 against Brooks since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLions at 5:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Deshler's way against Addison as Deshler made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
While Deshler won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-22, 25-21.
Deshler's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Julia Petty, who had eight digs and a block, and Kendall Scogin, who had eight digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Deshler kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brooks, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past Florence 3-0 on Monday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Brooks got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 30-28, 25-20.
Deshler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 34-7 record this season. As for Brooks, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-20 record.
Deshler took their win against Brooks in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Deshler have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brooks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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