Volleyball Game Preview: Meridian Warriors vs. Skyview Hawks

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 11:41pm

Volleyball Preview: Meridian Warriors vs. Skyview Hawks

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Meridian hasn't had much luck against Skyview recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Meridian Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Skyview Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Meridian lost 3-0 to Timberline on Tuesday.

While Meridian was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-20.

Meanwhile, Skyview faced Madison in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Skyview fell just short of Madison by a score of 3-2.

Skyview took Madison into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 19-25, 15-25, 15-6.

Despite the defeat, Skyview got top-tier performance from Kensie Seward, who had 20 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Seward has posted since back in August.

Even though they lost, Skyview was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.

Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Skyview, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.

Meridian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Skyview when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Meridian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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