After both having extra time off, the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Warriors and the Sioux City East Black Raiders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. Everything went their way against Le Mars as Sergeant Bluff-Luton made off with a 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 25-14, 25-19.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton can attribute much of their success to Jayden Kneifl, who had four digs and four aces, and Allison Meister, who had four digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Kneifl a new career-high in aces.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sioux City East posted their biggest victory since October 10, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over South Sioux City.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Sioux City East was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-17, 25-15.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Sioux City East, the win also got them back to even at 4-4.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton came up short against Sioux City East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Sergeant Bluff-Luton 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.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps