Volleyball Game Preview: Mid-Buchanan Dragons vs. North Platte Panthers

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Previous Games

10/22/24 - Neutral	3-0 W
10/15/24 - Away	3-0 W
10/10/23 - Home	3-1 W
08/26/23 - Neutral	2-0 W
10/11/22 - Away	3-0 W
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Mid-Buchanan has gone a perfect 10-0 against North Platte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Dragons will be playing at home against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

North Platte is facing Mid-Buchanan at the wrong time: Mid-Buchanan suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-2.

Mid-Buchanan actually scored more points across those five sets (107-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.

Meanwhile, North Platte came up short against East Buchanan on Tuesday, falling 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-5, 25-9.

North Platte's loss dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Mid-Buchanan, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11-4.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Mid-Buchanan hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for North Platte, though, as they've been averaging only 0.3 blocks. Given Mid-Buchanan's sizable advantage in that area, the Panthers will need to find a way to close that gap.

Mid-Buchanan took their victory against North Platte in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.