Volleyball Preview: Pittsburg Dragons vs. Andover Trojans
The Pittsburg Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Andover Trojans on Saturday. The last three games Pittsburg has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Pittsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Girard and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost five in a row.
Pittsburg started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Andover waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a set and slipped past the Jaguars 2-1.
Andover had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Andover relied on the efforts of Kaitlyn Gordon, who had ten digs, and Bailey Wilson, who had five digs.
Pittsburg's loss dropped their record down to 12-8-2. As for Andover, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
Pittsburg came up short against Andover in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Pittsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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