The Solon Springs Eagles will challenge the Gilman Pirates at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Solon Springs didn't have quite enough to beat Mellen and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Granite Diggers: they've now lost four in a row.
Solon Springs took Mellen into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-15, 24-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Gilman came up short against Colby on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Gilman lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22.
Solon Springs' loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Gilman, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Solon Springs couldn't quite get it done against Gilman in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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