Volleyball Game Preview: Dover Crimson Tornadoes vs. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 11:52pm

Volleyball Preview: Dover Crimson Tornadoes vs. Tuscarawas Valley Trojans

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The Dover Crimson Tornadoes are taking a road trip to take on the Tuscarawas Valley Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Dover is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

Last Thursday, Dover got the win against Minerva by a conclusive 3-0.

Dover's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Minerva between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-18.

Dover's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Madeline Fockler, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Chera Schmidt, who had ten digs. Fockler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, everything went Tuscarawas Valley's way against Sandy Valley on Tuesday as Tuscarawas Valley made off with a 3-0 win.

Tuscarawas Valley's got stronger as the match went on, holding Sandy Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-11.

Aubrie Barr and Leah Howard were among the main playmakers for Tuscarawas Valley as the former had 21 digs and two aces and the latter had ten digs.

Dover's victory bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Tuscarawas Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Dover was able to grind out a solid win over Tuscarawas Valley in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dover 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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