The Barneveld Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Pecatonica Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Barneveld made easy work of Albany and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Barneveld took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-9, 25-11.
Barneveld was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five games.
Meanwhile, Pecatonica had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Zephyrs out 2-1.
Pecatonica had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 0-25, 25-0, 15-0.
Barneveld's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Pecatonica, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Everything went Barneveld's way against Pecatonica when the teams last played on September 5th, as Barneveld made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barneveld since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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