Charleston is 0-10 against Taylorville since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Charleston Trojans will be playing at home against the Taylorville Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Charleston will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Mt. Zion, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Charleston had just enough and edged Mt. Zion out 2-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (68-67) Charleston actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Taylorville earned a 2-0 win over Effingham on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20.
Samantha Breckenridge and Alyana Vincent were among the main playmakers for Taylorville as the former had eight digs, four kills, and a block and the latter had 18 digs and seven kills. Breckenridge has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last five times she's played. Brogan Anderson was another key player, getting nine digs and a kill.
Charleston's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for Taylorville, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Charleston came up short against Taylorville when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Will Charleston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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