Sturgis is 2-8 against Niles since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sturgis Trojans will challenge the Niles Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Sturgis is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Three Rivers by a score of 2-1.
Sturgis started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Niles came up short against Harper Creek on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14.
Sturgis' defeat dropped their record down to 1-13-1. As for Niles, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
Sturgis beat Niles 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Sturgis repeat their success, or does Niles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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