Volleyball Preview: Fair Grove Eagles vs. Diamond Wildcats
The Fair Grove Eagles will welcome the Diamond Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Fair Grove will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Thursday, Fair Grove got the win against Strafford by a conclusive 3-0.
Fair Grove never let Strafford on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Diamond, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Marionville 3-2.
Diamond was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 16-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Diamond's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenzie Crook, who had nine digs and 15 assists.
Fair Grove pushed their record up to 34-0 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Diamond, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11-2 record this season.
Everything went Fair Grove's way against Diamond in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, as Fair Grove made off with a 3-0 win. Will Fair Grove repeat their success, or does Diamond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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