Ash Grove is 2-8 against Skyline since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pirates will host the Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Ash Grove came up short against Sarcoxie and fell 3-1. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-18 in the first set.
Ash Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Skyline had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lockwood as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While Skyline won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 25-23.
Skyline's victory bumped their record up to 15-8-2. As for Ash Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
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