The Falls City Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Mead Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Falls City came up short against Elmwood-Murdock and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Falls City started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Mead came up short against Weeping Water on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Mead saw an underclassman step up: Kyndall Carnahan had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Carnahan has posted since back in September.
Falls City's defeat dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Mead, their loss dropped their record down to 4-23.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Falls City has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Falls City beat Mead 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Falls City repeat their success, or does Mead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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