Volleyball Preview: Frontier Falcons vs. Clinton Prairie Gophers
The Frontier Falcons will head out to square off against the Clinton Prairie Gophers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Frontier might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Tri-County, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost five in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Clinton Prairie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lafayette Jefferson.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-22.
Frontier now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Clinton Prairie, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Frontier has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Clinton Prairie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Frontier beat Clinton Prairie 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frontier since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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