Volleyball Preview: Fair Grove Eagles vs. Forsyth Panthers
The Fair Grove Eagles will head out to face off against the Forsyth Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fair Grove has 42 straight wins, Forsyth has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Fair Grove is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 3rd on Thursday. They blew past Reeds Spring 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Reeds Spring scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-14, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Forsyth came up short against Spokane on Monday and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Forsyth got top-tier performance from Josy Graham, who had 19 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Graham has posted in her last seven contests.
Fair Grove pushed their record up to 32-0 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Forsyth, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Fair Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Forsyth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fair Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Forsyth in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Fair Grove repeat their success, or does Forsyth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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