Volleyball Preview: Fillmore Central Panthers vs. Diller-Odell Griffin
The Fillmore Central Panthers will challenge the Diller-Odell Griffin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Fillmore Central: they have been struggling with 18 straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Diller-Odell has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Thursday, Fillmore Central came up short against Fairbury and fell 3-1. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jeffs 25-22 in the first period.
Fillmore Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-14.
Fillmore Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Hadley Mccoy, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Allie Myers, who had three aces. That's the most aces Mccoy has posted in her last ten matchups.
Even though they lost, Fillmore Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Diller-Odell earned a 2-0 victory over Meridian on Thursday.
While Diller-Odell won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23.
Fillmore Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Diller-Odell, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Fillmore Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Diller-Odell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Fillmore Central, Keira Hennerberg (who had eight digs and three aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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