Volleyball Preview: Derby Panthers vs. Arkansas City Bulldogs
Derby has gone 10-0 against Arkansas City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. Derby is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Derby finally turned things around against Haysville Campus on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Colts , sneaking past 2-1.
Derby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-11, 25-20.
Ella Ediger and Addie Struble were among the main playmakers for Derby as the former had 16 digs and the latter had nine digs. Ediger is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Arkansas City came up short against Eisenhower on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11.
Derby's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-22. As for Arkansas City, they now have a losing record at 15-16.
Derby beat Arkansas City 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Derby repeat their success, or does Arkansas City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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