Volleyball Game Preview: Glendale Falcons vs. Waynesville Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 12:51am

Volleyball Preview: Glendale Falcons vs. Waynesville Tigers

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Glendale is 9-1 against Waynesville since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Glendale Falcons are on the road again to play the Waynesville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Glendale duked it out withNixa on Tuesday. Glendale came up short against Nixa, falling 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-10.

Meanwhile, Waynesville didn't have quite enough to beat Lebanon on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Yellowjackets 25-21 in the first set.

Waynesville took Lebanon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-13, 15-9.

Glendale dropped their record down to 11-10-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Waynesville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14-2 record this season.

Glendale took their win against Waynesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glendale since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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