Volleyball Preview: Bunker Eagles vs. Lesterville Bearcats
Bunker is 1-9 against Lesterville since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bunker Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Lesterville Bearcats at 5:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Bunker didn't have quite enough to beat Bismarck and fell 3-2.
Bunker took Bismarck into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 16-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Lesterville was able to grind out a solid win over Summersville on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Lesterville 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 18-25, 25-18, 30-28, 25-21.
Bunker's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-3-2. As for Lesterville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Bunker has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Lesterville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Bunker's way against Lesterville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Bunker made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bunker since the team 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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