Volleyball Preview: Pierce City Eagles vs. Sarcoxie Bears
Pierce City is 2-8 against Sarcoxie since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pierce City Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Sarcoxie Bears at 5:30 p.m. Pierce City will be strutting in after a win while Sarcoxie will be coming in after a defeat.
Pierce City took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Stockton. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Eagles have posted since September 26th.
While Pierce City won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Sarcoxie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Diamond.
Sarcoxie was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15.
Pierce City has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Sarcoxie, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Pierce City came up short against Sarcoxie when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pierce City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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