Boardman hasn't had much luck against Canfield recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Spartans will face off against the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Boardman comes in on six and Canfield on ten.
Boardman took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Crestview, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Spartans narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rebels 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted since August 28th.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-102) Boardman actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 17-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-13.
Mineral Ridge typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Canfield proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Rams 3-0.
Canfield was especially dominant in the first set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-18, 25-18.
Boardman's record now sits at 14-5. As for Canfield, their record is now 17-1.
Boardman came up short against Canfield in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cardinals' Carly Fleming, who had 20 digs and two aces. Now that the Spartans know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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