Volleyball Preview: Onekama Portagers vs. Frankfort Panthers
Onekama is 8-2 against Frankfort since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Onekama Portagers will head out on the road to challenge the Frankfort Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Onekama is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Saturday, Onekama was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Traverse Academy, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Onekama was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-10.
While Frankfort didn't have the best season last year (they finished 15-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell just short of Suttons Bay by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Frankfort took Suttons Bay into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Frankfort 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 five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Onekama's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5-1. As for Frankfort, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Onekama was able to grind out a solid victory over Frankfort in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Onekama have another victory up their sleeve, or will Frankfort turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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