The Page Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Page didn't have quite enough to beat Northwest Guilford and fell 3-2. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Page took Northwest Guilford into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford came up short against Grimsley on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The Hornets have struggled against the Whirlies recently, as their game on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Western Guilford started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Page's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Western Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Page's way against Western Guilford in their previous matchup on September 5th, as Page made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Page since the squad 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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