Shoemaker has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Bryan Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shoemaker will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Ellison, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Shoemaker sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Ellison on Friday.
Shoemaker was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 27-25, 11-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Bryan can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Killeen. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Vikings have posted since August 13th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bryan was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 25-8.
Bryan can attribute much of their success to Kyndahl Boatcallie, who had six aces. The dominant performance gave Boatcallie a new career-high in aces.
Bryan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 11.2.
Shoemaker's win bumped their record up to 12-16. As for Bryan, their victory bumped their record up to 13-23.
Shoemaker suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bryan when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will Shoemaker have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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