Conestoga is 2-8 against Falls City since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Falls City Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Conestoga will be strutting in after a win while Falls City will be coming in after a defeat.
Conestoga took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Johnson County Central out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-103) Conestoga actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-16, 26-24, 21-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Falls City came up short against Fillmore Central on Saturday and fell 2-0.
While Falls City ultimately came up short, they really made Fillmore Central work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25.
Conestoga has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Falls City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Conestoga skirted past Falls City 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Falls City's Gabi Young, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Conestoga still be able to contain Young? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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