Volleyball Preview: Nickerson Panthers vs. Ellsworth Bearcats
Nickerson has gone 7-2 against Ellsworth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Nickerson Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ellsworth Bearcats at 8:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Nickerson might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to Smoky Valley, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Wellington by a score of 2-1.
Ellsworth took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 25-18.
Nickerson dropped their record down to 2-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Ellsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Nickerson skirted past Ellsworth 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Nickerson repeat their success, or does Ellsworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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