Volleyball Preview: Lancaster Tigers vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
The Lancaster Tigers will head out to square off against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lancaster challenged Horn on Tuesday. Lancaster came up short against Horn, falling 3-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lancaster was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Duncanville unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Waxahachie, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Panthers and Pantherettes haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Duncanville was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Duncanville saw an underclassman step up: Jaleeya Brown had eight digs and 11 assists.
Lancaster's defeat dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Duncanville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Lancaster has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Duncanville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lancaster might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Duncanville in their previous meeting back in September. Can Lancaster avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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