The Sullivan Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Logan-Rogersville Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, it was close, but Sullivan sidestepped St. Clair for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Sullivan was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 16-25, 18-25, 15-13.
Sullivan found their leader in sophomore Andi Giebler, who had 26 digs.
Strafford typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Logan-Rogersville proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Indians 3-2.
Logan-Rogersville took Strafford into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 18-25, 15-13.
Sullivan now has a winning record of 15-14-1. As for Logan-Rogersville, their win bumped their record up to 18-15-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sullivan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Logan-Rogersville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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