The Springfield Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Haverford Fords at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Haverford will be coming in after a loss.
Springfield will bounce into Monday's match after beating Lower Merion, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Aces on Thursday. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Springfield never let Lower Merion on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-19.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Haverford and Strath Haven have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Fords fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. While the Fords didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-11 in the first set.
Haverford actually scored more points across those five sets (105-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-18, 27-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Springfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Haverford, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Springfield suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Haverford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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