Excelsior Springs and Smithville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Excelsior Springs Tigers will square off against the Smithville Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Excelsior Springs is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Excelsior Springs took on Raytown South on Tuesday. Excelsior Springs put the hurt on Raytown South with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Excelsior Springs won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-11, 25-12.
Excelsior Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Smithville was able to grind out a solid win over Rock Port on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
While Smithville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13.
Excelsior Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-12-1 record this season. As for Smithville, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Excelsior Springs might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Smithville when the teams last played back in September. Can Excelsior Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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