Volleyball Preview: Bottineau Braves/Stars vs. Rugby Panthers
Bottineau has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Rugby Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Bottineau came up short against North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] and fell 2-0.
Meanwhile, Rugby didn't have quite enough to beat Velva on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rugby actually scored more points across those five sets (110-107), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 26-28, 25-22, 25-22, 15-13.
Bottineau's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Rugby, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Bottineau took their victory against Rugby in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bottineau repeat their success, or does Rugby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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