Volleyball Preview: Fair Grove Eagles vs. Strafford Indians
Fair Grove has won 18 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Strafford has won 18 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Fair Grove Eagles will welcome the Strafford Indians at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Fair Grove made easy work of Forsyth and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fair Grove was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-11, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Strafford earned a 3-1 victory over Clever on Tuesday.
Strafford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-16.
Strafford kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Fair Grove's win bumped their record up to 33-0. As for Strafford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4-1 record this season.
Fair Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Strafford in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Will Fair Grove repeat their success, or does Strafford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
