Volleyball Preview: Albert Lea Tigers vs. Austin Packers
After starting their season with seven straight games on the road, Albert Lea is finally coming home. They will host the Austin Packers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since September of 2015.
Albert Lea might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Red Wing, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Albert Lea came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-11, 25-23, 25-20.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Austin's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Lewiston-Altura by a score of 3-2.
Austin actually scored more points across those five sets (102-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 13-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-13.
Albert Lea dropped their record down to 3-4 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Albert Lea suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Austin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Albert Lea have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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