On Thursday Muscatine will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Pleasant Valley Spartans at 6:30 p.m.
Muscatine came up short against North Scott last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley came tearing into Tuesday's game with 21 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Knights 3-0.
Pleasant Valley was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-19.
Pleasant Valley can attribute much of their success to Carsyn Kelley, who had four digs, a kill, and 19 assists. Kelley is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Muscatine has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season. As for Pleasant Valley, they pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Muscatine suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pleasant Valley in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can Muscatine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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