The Affton Cougars will head out to take on the Orchard Farm Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Affton didn't have quite enough to beat Pattonville and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Affton sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Orchard Farm had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 26-24.
Affton's loss dropped their record down to 13-9-2. As for Orchard Farm, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6-2.
Affton got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Orchard Farm by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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