The Commerce Red Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Athol Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Commerce is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Commerce didn't have quite enough to beat Granby and fell 3-2. While the Red Raiders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-21 in the first set.
Commerce wouldn't go down easily and took Granby into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Athol got the win against John J. Duggan Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Athol never let John J. Duggan Academy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-15, 26-24.
Commerce's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Athol, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Commerce came out on top in a nail-biter against Athol in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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