Rapid City Central hasn't had much luck against Stevens recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cobblers will take on the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Rapid City Central is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 2nd on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Roosevelt.
While Rapid City Central ultimately came up short, they really made Roosevelt work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-12, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Stevens didn't have quite enough to beat Jefferson on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Raiders have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Stevens actually scored more points across those five sets (103-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 13-25, 15-9.
Stevens' loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-3. As for Rapid City Central, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 10-6.
Rapid City Central might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Stevens when the teams last played on September 2nd. Can the Cobblers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
