Brennan is 1-9 against O'Connor since October of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brennan Bears will take on the O'Connor Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Brennan is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Brennan is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Harlan just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-22 in the first set.
Brennan took Harlan into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 27-25, 16-25, 15-5.
Meanwhile, O'Connor faced Harlan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. O'Connor came up short against Harlan, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered since September 29, 2023.
O'Connor was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14, 25-20.
Brennan's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 29-8. As for O'Connor, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 31-7.
Brennan might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from O'Connor in their previous matchup back in September. Can Brennan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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