After seven games on the road, Cannon Falls is heading back home. They will host the Goodhue Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Cannon Falls came up short against St. Croix Lutheran and fell 3-1. While the Bombers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Crusaders 25-20 in the first set.
Cannon Falls started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Cannon Falls' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Libby Sampson, who had ten digs and two aces, and Falon Hepola, who had nine digs, four kills, and two aces. That's the most aces Hepola has posted in her last seven games.
Meanwhile, Goodhue didn't have quite enough to beat Alden-Conger on Saturday and fell 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Goodhue sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 17-15.
Cannon Falls has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season. As for Goodhue, their loss dropped their record down to 19-13.
Cannon Falls was able to grind out a solid victory over Goodhue when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Cannon Falls repeat their success, or does Goodhue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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