Cripple Creek-Victor hasn't had much luck against Nederland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers will head out to face off against the Nederland Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Cripple Creek-Victor is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Fountain Valley.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Nederland got the win against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Nederland's got stronger as the match went on, holding Rocky Mountain Prep SMART to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Nederland found their leader in underclassman Penny Bodnar, who had seven digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Bodnar a new career-high in aces.
Nederland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Cripple Creek-Victor's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Nederland, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Cripple Creek-Victor came up short against Nederland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Cripple Creek-Victor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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