The Diamond Wildcats will challenge the Fair Grove Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Diamond took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Marionville out 3-2.
Diamond was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 16-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Diamond got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kenzie Crook out in front who had nine digs and 15 assists.
Meanwhile, Fair Grove put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Strafford with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Fair Grove won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 25-23.
Diamond is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-11-2 record this season. As for Fair Grove, they pushed their record up to 34-0 with the victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Diamond might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Fair Grove in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Diamond avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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