The Andover Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Pittsburg Dragons on Saturday. Andover will be strutting in after a victory while Pittsburg will be coming in after a loss.
Andover will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Andover Central, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Andover came out on top in a nail-biter against Andover Central on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1.
Andover had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-16, 25-13.
Andover can attribute much of their success to Kaitlyn Gordon, who had ten digs, and Bailey Wilson, who had five digs.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg didn't have quite enough to beat Girard on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Dragons have struggled against the Trojans recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Pittsburg started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Andover's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Pittsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8-2.
Andover was able to grind out a solid victory over Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Andover repeat their success, or does Pittsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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