Volleyball Preview: Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes vs. Lancaster Tigers
Duncanville has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Lancaster Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Duncanville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Waxahachie just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Indians. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Panthers and Pantherettes haven't been shut out since back in August.
Duncanville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Duncanville saw an underclassman step up: Jaleeya Brown had eight digs and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lancaster duked it out withHorn on Tuesday. Lancaster came up short against Horn, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now lost three in a row.
Lancaster was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-22, 25-15.
Duncanville's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-16. As for Lancaster, their loss dropped their record down to 4-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Duncanville hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5 blocks per game. However, it's not like Lancaster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Duncanville's way against Lancaster in their previous meeting back in September, as Duncanville made off with a 3-0 win. Does Duncanville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lancaster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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