The Ionia Bulldogs will challenge the Portland Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
In Tuesday's Canine Competition, Ionia had to take the L. They fell just short of Eaton Rapids by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Ionia actually scored more points across those five sets (105-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 18-25, 11-25, 27-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Portland came up short against Manchester on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15.
Ionia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-11-1 record this season. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-16-5.
Ionia was able to grind out a solid victory over Portland when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Does Ionia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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