The Straughn Tigers will take on the Alexandria Valley Cubs at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Straughn is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Straughn heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Thursday. They came up short against St. Michael Catholic, falling 3-0. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
While Straughn was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
Madison County typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Alexandria proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Valley Cubs.
Alexandria had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-23.
Straughn's defeat dropped their record down to 25-9. As for Alexandria, they are on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 27 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 40-14 record this season.
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