The Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Deshler Dragons at 5:00 p.m.
Exeter-Milligan/Friend is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Johnson-Brock just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bobcats have suffered since September 26th.
While Exeter-Milligan/Friend was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Johnson-Brock's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Deshler narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Silver Lake 3-2.
Deshler was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-93), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-18, 13-25, 15-25, 15-9.
Exeter-Milligan/Friend's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Deshler, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Exeter-Milligan/Friend has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Deshler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Exeter-Milligan/Friend was able to grind out a solid win over Deshler in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. Does Exeter-Milligan/Friend have another victory up their sleeve, or will Deshler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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