Cannon Falls has been on the road for eight straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Stewartville Tigers at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Cannon Falls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.
Cannon Falls took Waterville-Elysian-Morristown into a fifth set where they got it done with a 13-point win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 15-2.
Cannon Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 17 matches.
Meanwhile, Stewartville posted their biggest win since August 29th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Fillmore Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-17.
Stewartville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaylee Lehrman led the charge by getting 12 digs and 18 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Katherine Klavetter, who had 15 digs.
The victory got Cannon Falls back to even at 8-8-1. As for Stewartville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Cannon Falls skirted past Stewartville 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Cannon Falls have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stewartville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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