After five games on the road, Sullivan is heading back home. They will welcome the Herculaneum Black Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Sullivan didn't have quite enough to beat Helias and fell 2-1. The Eagles have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sullivan started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-10, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Sullivan saw an underclassman step up: Andi Giebler had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum didn't have quite enough to beat Bayless on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Black Cats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Herculaneum wouldn't go down easily and took Bayless into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 24-26, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Herculaneum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 games.
Sullivan now has a losing record at 10-11-1. As for Herculaneum, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Sullivan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Herculaneum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Sullivan's way against Herculaneum in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Sullivan made off with a 3-0 win. Does Sullivan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Herculaneum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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