The Ichabod Crane Riders will square off against the Watervliet Cannoneers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ichabod Crane is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Riders in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost seven in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Ichabod Crane sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Watervliet came up short against Maple Hill two weeks ago, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Cannoneers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-15.
Ichabod Crane's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4. As for Watervliet, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Ichabod Crane was able to grind out a solid victory over Watervliet in their previous matchup back in September of 2014, winning 3-1. Will Ichabod Crane repeat their success, or does Watervliet have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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