Volleyball Preview: Maplewood Rockets vs. Bristol Panthers
Maplewood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Bristol Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Maplewood didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Valley and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost nine in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Maplewood sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-20, 11-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Bristol came up short against Heartland Christian on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16, 25-11.
Maplewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Bristol, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.
Everything went Maplewood's way against Bristol when the teams last played back in September, as Maplewood made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplewood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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