Volleyball Game Preview: Fond du Lac Cardinals vs. Oshkosh North Spartans

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 1:32am

Volleyball Preview: Fond du Lac Cardinals vs. Oshkosh North Spartans

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Fond du Lac is 9-1 against Oshkosh North since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fond du Lac Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oshkosh North Spartans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Fond du Lac and eight for Oshkosh North.

On Tuesday, Fond du Lac came up short against Kimberly and fell 3-1. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Papermakers 25-21 in the first set.

Fond du Lac started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-15, 28-26.

Even though they lost, Fond du Lac was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Oshkosh North didn't have quite enough to beat Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran on Saturday and fell 2-1.

In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Oshkosh North sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 15-7.

Fond du Lac's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Oshkosh North, their loss dropped their record down to 3-23.

Fond du Lac took their victory against Oshkosh North when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Fond du Lac have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oshkosh North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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