The Coudersport Falcons are taking a road trip to square off against the Otto-Eldred Terrors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Coudersport is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Austin just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2.
Coudersport wouldn't go down easily and took Austin into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 15-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Coudersport was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Otto-Eldred got the win against Kane on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Otto-Eldred won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-17.
Otto-Eldred found their leader in underclassman Bailee Olmstead, who had 13 digs.
Coudersport's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Otto-Eldred, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Coudersport has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Otto-Eldred struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coudersport suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Otto-Eldred in their previous meeting back in September. Can Coudersport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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