Volleyball Preview: Splendora Wildcats vs. Dayton Broncos
The Splendora Wildcats will face off against the Dayton Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Splendora will head out to face Dayton after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Splendora fell just short of West Fork by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
Splendora couldn't get the win, but they sure gave West Fork a tough time in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-12, 28-30, 25-23, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Splendora saw an underclassman step up: Morgan Johnson had 24 digs. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Meanwhile, Dayton didn't have quite enough to beat Porter on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Broncos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-19 in the first set.
Dayton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Splendora's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-9. As for Dayton, they dropped their record down to 11-17 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Splendora's way against Dayton in their previous matchup back in September, as Splendora made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Splendora since the team 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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