Volleyball Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Pinnacle Pioneers
O'Connor is 8-2 against Pinnacle since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The O'Connor Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Pinnacle took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on O'Connor, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, O'Connor made easy work of Mountain Ridge and carried off a 3-0 win.
While O'Connor won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-8, 27-25.
O'Connor was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Pinnacle fell just short of Liberty by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost seven in a row.
O'Connor pushed their record up to 25-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pinnacle, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Everything went O'Connor's way against Pinnacle in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as O'Connor made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Connor since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
