Idalia has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long.
Last Tuesday, Idalia made easy work of Bethune and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Idalia was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Genoa-Hugo/Karval had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 3-2.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-11, 15-10.
Idalia's win bumped their record up to 13-2. As for Genoa-Hugo/Karval, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Idalia came out on top in a nail-biter against Genoa-Hugo/Karval in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Idalia repeat their success, or does Genoa-Hugo/Karval have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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