The Mabel-Canton Cougars will challenge the Pine River-Backus Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Pine River-Backus will be up against a hot Mabel-Canton squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Cougars blew past Lyle/Pacelli 3-0 on Thursday. The Cougars not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0).
While Mabel-Canton won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
| 09/18/25 @ Lyle/Pacelli | 27 |
| 09/16/25 vs Spring Grove | 45 |
| 09/13/25 vs Spectrum | 17 |
| 09/13/25 vs Hutchinson | 14 |
| 09/13/25 vs Coon Rapids | 22 |
| + 13 more games |
Mabel-Canton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gwenyth Rein, who had 27 assists and eight digs. Rein is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season.
Mabel-Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pine River-Backus made easy work of Clearbrook-Gonvick on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Pine River-Backus' win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Mabel-Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Mabel-Canton was able to grind out a solid win over Pine River-Backus in their previous matchup back in August, winning 2-0. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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