Rifle is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Delta a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Rifle Bears will be playing at home against the Delta Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rifle came up short against Steamboat Springs on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 25-11.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Delta faced off against Summit on Thursday. The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Delta actually scored more points across those four sets (97-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 16-25, 26-24, 27-25.
Delta's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Rifle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Rifle might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Delta in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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