Volleyball Game Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Clever Blue Jays

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 11:53pm

Volleyball Preview: Buffalo Bison vs. Clever Blue Jays

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After two games on the road, Buffalo is heading back home. They will welcome the Clever Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Thursday, Buffalo didn't have quite enough to beat Hollister and fell 3-2. While the Bison didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-18 in the first period.

Buffalo took Hollister into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 15-13.

Meanwhile, Clever entered their match against Fair Grove on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clever came up short against Fair Grove, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Jays have suffered since November 2, 2023.

Clever was not 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 25-22, 25-19, 25-15.

Buffalo's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-10-5. As for Clever, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6-1.

Buffalo was able to grind out a solid victory over Clever in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, winning 2-0. Does Buffalo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clever turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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