After two games on the road, Ozark is heading back home. They will square off against the Waynesville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ozark is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Nixa, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Ozark was ranked second). Everything went Ozark's way against Nixa on Tuesday as Ozark made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Ozark won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Waynesville was able to grind out a solid win over Glendale on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Waynesville was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-13, 25-21.
Waynesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Ozark pushed their record up to 32-3 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Waynesville, their win bumped their record up to 7-14-3.
Ozark took their victory against Waynesville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Ozark repeat their success, or does Waynesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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