After starting their season with four straight games on the road, School of the Ozarks is finally coming home. They will welcome the Galena Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long.
School of the Ozarks is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pierce City just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
School of the Ozarks started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 15-7.
Meanwhile, after a string of 15 wins, Galena's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Marionville by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Galena sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Galena was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, School of the Ozarks fell to 3-1. As for Galena, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-6.
School of the Ozarks might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Galena when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will School of the Ozarks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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