The Irvington Vikings will head out to face off against the Kennedy Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Irvington lost 3-0 to Mission San Jose on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
While Irvington was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Kennedy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Newark Memorial.
While Kennedy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Newark Memorial's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-16, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Kennedy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten matches.
Irvington's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Kennedy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Irvington skirted past Kennedy 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Irvington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kennedy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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