Volleyball Preview: Estes Park Bobcats vs. Lyons Lions
Estes Park is 1-9 against Lyons since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats challenges the Lyons Lions at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Estes Park didn't have quite enough to beat Belleview Christian and fell 3-2. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Estes Park ultimately came up short, they really made Belleview Christian work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 20-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Estes Park had strong showings from Charlotte Holmes, who had ten digs, and Kylle McCown, who had seven kills and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Estes Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lyons waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Buffaloes with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-17.
Among those leading the charge was SIenna Reed, who had 13 digs.
Estes Park's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Lyons, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Estes Park has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Lyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Estes Park might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lyons when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Estes Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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