Volleyball Preview: Summit Tigers vs. Delta Panthers
Summit hasn't had much luck against Delta recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Delta Panthers at 1:00 p.m. They took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Summit, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Summit finally turned things around against Rifle on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bears 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Summit who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Delta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Glenwood Springs. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Demons 25-18 in the first set.
Delta started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21.
Summit's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-15. As for Delta, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Summit might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Delta when the teams last played back in September. Can Summit avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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