Rice is 1-9 against Palmer since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rice Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Palmer Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Rice is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Scurry-Rosser.
Meanwhile, Palmer hadn't done well against Scurry-Rosser recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Palmer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Scurry-Rosser. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-100) Palmer actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 22-25, 12-25, 15-10.
Rice's loss dropped their record down to 16-18. As for Palmer, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 23-16.
Rice might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Palmer in their previous matchup on October 1st. Can Rice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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