Volleyball Preview: Ponca Indians vs. South Sioux City Cardinals
The Ponca Indians will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the South Sioux City Cardinals at 6:30 p.m.
Ponca is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 19th on Thursday. They came up short against Dakota Valley, falling 3-0. The Indians have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-11, 25-21.
Meanwhile, South Sioux City had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Bears.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Sioux City was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-10.
Ponca's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for South Sioux City, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
Ponca was able to grind out a solid victory over South Sioux City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponca 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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