Volleyball Preview: Pine River-Backus Tigers vs. Upsala Cardinals
Pine River-Backus has gone 3-0 against Upsala recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Upsala Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. They took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pine River-Backus, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Pine River-Backus finally turned things around against Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wolves. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Wolves since October 26, 2018.
Meanwhile, Upsala was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Osakis. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Silverstreaks 25-20 in the first set.
Upsala 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 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-20.
Upsala's defeat came about despite a quality game from Corryn McDermond, who had 14 digs.
Pine River-Backus' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-11. As for Upsala, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Pine River-Backus was able to grind out a solid victory over Upsala in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Pine River-Backus repeat their success, or does Upsala have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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