Volleyball Preview: Pioneer Patriots vs. Dixon Rams
Pioneer and Dixon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but not for long. The Pioneer Patriots will be playing at home against the Dixon Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Pioneer and Vanden met for a duel on Wednesday where Pioneer couldn't get it done. Pioneer took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vanden. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Pioneer started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 25-23, 25-11, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Dixon didn't have quite enough to beat Casa Roble on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Dixon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 10-17. As for Dixon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-21.
Pioneer took their victory against Dixon when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Pioneer repeat their success, or does Dixon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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