Staples-Motley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Park Rapids Panthers out 3-2. The Cardinals have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Staples-Motley who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-9.
Staples-Motley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Park Rapids, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Staples-Motley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Pelican Rapids on the 10th. Park Rapids has also already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Perham on the 10th.
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