The Summerville Bears will challenge the Linden Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Summerville is out to stop a 11-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Summerville lost 3-0 to Bret Harte on Tuesday.
While Summerville ultimately came up short, they really made Bret Harte work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Linden didn't have quite enough to beat Big Valley Christian on Tuesday and fell 3-2. Linden has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Linden took Big Valley Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Linden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Summerville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Linden, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Summerville came out on top in a nail-biter against Linden in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Summerville repeat their success, or does Linden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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