Volleyball Game Preview: O'Connor Panthers vs. Clark Cougars

By Team Reports Nov 5, 2024, 1:20am

Volleyball Preview: O'Connor Panthers vs. Clark Cougars

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O'Connor and Clark are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Clark took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on O'Connor, who comes in off a win.

Clark is hoping to do what Taft couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to O'Connor's winning streak, which now stands at six games. O'Connor blew past Taft 3-0.

O'Connor walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-16.

Miranda Clark was a one-man wrecking crew for O'Connor as she had 18 digs.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Clark faced off against Johnson on Tuesday. Clark took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Johnson. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

While Clark ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-23.

O'Connor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 37-7 record this season. As for Clark, their loss dropped their record down to 26-17.

O'Connor came out on top in a nail-biter against Clark in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 2-1. Will O'Connor repeat their success, or does Clark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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