Volleyball Preview: Excelsior Springs Tigers vs. Lafayette Fighting Irish
Excelsior Springs is on a three-game streak of home losses, Lafayette a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The Excelsior Springs Tigers will host the Lafayette Fighting Irish at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Excelsior Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Winnetonka and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Griffins 25-18 in the first set.
Excelsior Springs actually scored more points across those five sets (105-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 17-25, 26-24, 25-20, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Excelsior Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lafayette came up short against Chillicothe on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-8.
Excelsior Springs' loss dropped their record down to 5-16-1. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19-2.
Excelsior Springs came up short against Lafayette in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 3-1. Will Excelsior Springs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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