Volleyball Preview: Sturgeon Bay Clippers vs. Southern Door Eagles
The Sturgeon Bay Clippers will challenge the Southern Door Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sturgeon Bay is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Sturgeon Bay didn't have quite enough to beat Algoma and fell 3-2. While the Clippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolves 25-20 in the first set.
Sturgeon Bay started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 16-25, 25-12, 25-21, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Sturgeon Bay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Southern Door came up short against Brillion on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Southern Door's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ashlyn Delfosse, who had eight digs.
Sturgeon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 7-22. As for Southern Door, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-22.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Sturgeon Bay has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like Southern Door struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sturgeon Bay beat Southern Door 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Sturgeon Bay have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southern Door turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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