Volleyball Preview: Conner Cougars vs. Scott Eagles
The Conner Cougars will take on the Scott Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Conner is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since October 10th on Wednesday. They came up short against Notre Dame Academy, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Scott came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Scott was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-9, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Elise Manhardt, who had eight digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Scott was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Conner's defeat dropped their record down to 20-14. As for Scott, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
Conner took their victory against Scott when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Conner 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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