Volleyball Preview: Evergreen Cougars vs. Conifer Lobos
After four games on the road, Evergreen is heading back home. They will welcome the Conifer Lobos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Evergreen didn't have quite enough to beat Denver North and fell 3-2. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 29-27 in the first set.
Evergreen started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-12.
Meanwhile, everything went Conifer's way against Pomona on Tuesday as Conifer made off with a 3-0 victory.
Conifer walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-19.
Conifer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Evergreen has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Conifer, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Evergreen skirted past Conifer 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Evergreen repeat their success, or does Conifer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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