Daniel has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Blue Ridge Fighting Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blue Ridge took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Daniel, who comes in off a win.
Daniel will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Pickens, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Daniel had just enough and edged Pickens out 3-2.
Daniel was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-106), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-23, 15-11.
Daniel can attribute much of their success to Blakley Pilgrim, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge came up short against Travelers Rest on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 17-25, 25-17, 25-13.
Daniel's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Blue Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything went Daniel's way against Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in September, as Daniel made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Daniel 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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