Volleyball Preview: DeSoto Dragons vs. Festus Tigers
DeSoto is 2-8 against Festus since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The DeSoto Dragons will be staying on the road to face off against the Festus Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, DeSoto didn't have quite enough to beat Ste. Genevieve and fell 3-2.
DeSoto started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Festus came up short against Windsor on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Festus ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Festus got top-tier performance from Jessie Hawkins, who had 24 digs. Hawkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 24 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
DeSoto's loss dropped their record down to 9-7-4. As for Festus, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3-1.
DeSoto came up short against Festus in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can DeSoto avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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