Vermillion and Tri-Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Vermillion Tanagers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tri-Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Vermillion, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Vermillion finally turned things around against Bon Homme on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Cavaliers by a score of 3-1.
Vermillion was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (91-87), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 11-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Vermillion's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brooke VanDrongelen led the charge by getting 15 digs. VanDrongelen has been hot recently, having posted six or more digs the last four times she's played.
Tri-Valley might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Sioux Falls Lutheran, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vermillion's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7. As for Tri-Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Vermillion skirted past Tri-Valley 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Vermillion repeat their success, or does Tri-Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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