Volleyball Preview: Pottsboro Cardinals vs. Leonard Tigers
The Pottsboro Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Leonard Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leonard took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pottsboro, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Pottsboro sidestepped S & S Consolidated for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
In the three sets Pottsboro was on fire: they won each by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-11, 20-25, 25-27, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Leonard suffered their biggest defeat since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Bells. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-15.
Leonard's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Flowers, who had nine digs and 14 assists, and Cheyanne Clark, who had 14 digs. Flowers is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Ross, who had six digs.
Pottsboro has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Leonard, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-12 record.
Pottsboro came up short against Leonard in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 3-1. Can Pottsboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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