Plato has gone 9-0-1 against Niangua recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Plato Eagles will be playing at home against the Niangua Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Plato didn't have quite enough to beat Mansfield and fell 3-2.
Plato actually scored more points across those five sets (109-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-23, 18-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Niangua was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Willow Springs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12.
Plato has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season. As for Niangua, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Plato took their win against Niangua in their previous meeting back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Plato have another victory up their sleeve, or will Niangua turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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