Volleyball Game Preview: Struthers on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:59am

Volleyball Preview: Struthers Wildcats vs. Girard Indians

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Struthers hasn't had much luck against Girard recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Struthers Wildcats will welcome the Girard Indians at 7:00 p.m. Struthers will be strutting in after a victory while Girard will be coming in after a loss.

Struthers will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Poland Seminary, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Struthers walked away with a 3-1 win over Poland Seminary on Thursday.

Struthers was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (89-87), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 12-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.

Meanwhile, Girard didn't have quite enough to beat Austintown-Fitch on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Girard took Austintown-Fitch into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 19-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13.

Struthers has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Girard, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.

Struthers might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Girard when the teams last played back in August. Will Struthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.

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