After both having extra time off, the Rogers Rams and the Bonney Lake Panthers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Rogers will be strutting in after a win while Bonney Lake will be coming in after a loss.
Rogers took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Bethel, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Rams won by a set and slipped past the Bison 3-2.
Rogers took Bethel into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Rogers' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Charis Sansburn led the charge by getting 15 digs and two aces.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Bonney Lake and Sumner, and Sumner kept the tradition alive. The Panthers lost 3-0 to the Spartans on Wednesday. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.
Bonney Lake was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
Bonney Lake's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Rogers, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Rogers might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Bonney Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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