Volleyball Preview: Frontenac Raiders vs. Neodesha Blue Streaks
On Friday Frontenac will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will square off against the Neodesha Blue Streaks at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Frontenac will bounce into Friday's game after beating Riverton, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Frontenac skirted past Riverton 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Frontenac got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 22-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Neodesha extended their postseason success on Saturday against Garden Plain. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Owls 2-1. The win was familiar territory for the Blue Streaks who have now won 27 contests in a row.
Neodesha had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Frontenac is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 33-9 record this season. As for Neodesha, their victory was their 18th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 38-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Frontenac has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Neodesha struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Frontenac came out on top in a nail-biter against Neodesha when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Does Frontenac have another victory up their sleeve, or will Neodesha turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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