The Waverly Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Minford Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Waverly is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wheelersburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Pirates. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Waverly 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 17-25, 25-13, 25-2, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Minford got the win against Peebles on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Minford won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-22, 25-4.
Waverly's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Minford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Waverly skirted past Minford 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Minford's Savanna Barker, who had 14 digs and 14 assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Waverly still be able to contain Barker? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
