The Blue Springs South Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Staley Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Springs South is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Blue Springs South didn't have quite enough to beat Grain Valley and fell 3-2. While the Jaguars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-20 in the first set.
Blue Springs South started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-11, 15-10.
Blue Springs South's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Morgan Trieb, who had 22 digs, and Lea Gage, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Gage a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Staley came up short against Lee's Summit West on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Staley was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lee's Summit West work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 25-11.
Blue Springs South's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Staley, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-15.
Blue Springs South was able to grind out a solid victory over Staley in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Blue Springs South repeat their success, or does Staley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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