The Coeur d'Alene Vikings's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Post Falls Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Coeur d'Alene is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain View just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 2-0 to the Mavericks.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by exactly two points. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Post Falls faced Lakeland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Post Falls sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lakeland. The victory was familiar territory for the Trojans who have now won three matchups in a row.
Post Falls took Lakeland into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-21, 27-29, 25-22, 17-15.
Post Falls found their leader in underclassman Lucy Carr, who had 13 digs and four aces. Carr also set a new season high mark in assists with 28.
Post Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Coeur d'Alene's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Post Falls, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Coeur d'Alene beat Post Falls 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coeur d'Alene since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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