Volleyball Preview: Lovelady Lions vs. Normangee Panthers
Lovelady is 1-7 against Normangee since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions faces off against the Normangee Panthers at 9:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lovelady is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Iola, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Normangee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centerville.
Normangee couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Centerville a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Normangee had strong showings from Brackyn Frederick, who had 24 digs and three aces, and Gracin Shaffer, who had 18 digs. That's the most aces Frederick has posted since back in September.
Lovelady's defeat dropped their record down to 1-25. As for Normangee, their loss dropped their record down to 13-23.
Lovelady came up short against Normangee in their previous meeting on October 8th, falling 3-1. Will Lovelady have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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