Volleyball Preview: Stryker Panthers vs. North Central Eagles
Stryker and North Central are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2019, but not for long. The Stryker Panthers will take on the North Central Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stryker is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, Stryker didn't have quite enough to beat Pettisville and fell 3-2.
Stryker wouldn't go down easily and took Pettisville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 15-6.
Meanwhile, North Central was able to grind out a solid win over Edon on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Stryker's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-10. As for North Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
Everything went Stryker's way against North Central when the teams last played back in September, as Stryker made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stryker 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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