The Blue Valley Tigers will face off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Blue Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Blue Valley Northwest just ended the team's nine-game winning streak last Tuesday. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 2-1. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Huskies 25-15 in the first set.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Blue Valley lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Blue Valley had strong showings from Rosalie Cisneros, who had 22 assists and 11 digs, and Jayley Cisneros, who had 12 digs and two aces. The team also got some help from Molly McGovern, who had 15 kills.
Meanwhile, Bishop Miege waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins...and they left with three. They blew past the Thunderbirds 3-0. The contest marked the Stags' most dominant win of the season.
Bishop Miege's victory brought them up to 23-7. As for Blue Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
Blue Valley beat Bishop Miege 2-0 in their most recent meeting on September 29th. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stags turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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