Volleyball Game Preview: Forestburg Longhorns vs. Saint Jo Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 10:21pm

Volleyball Preview: Forestburg Longhorns vs. Saint Jo Panthers

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Forestburg hasn't had much luck against Saint Jo recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Forestburg Longhorns will venture away from home to face off against the Saint Jo Panthers at 5:00 p.m.

Last Friday, Forestburg came up short against Prairie Valley and fell 3-1.

The final score came out to 25-13, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15.

Even though they lost, Forestburg couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Saint Jo waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.

Saint Jo's got stronger as the match went on, holding Bellevue to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-5.

Forestburg's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Saint Jo, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.

Forestburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Saint Jo when the teams last played back in September. Can Forestburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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