The Russia Raiders will challenge the Kalida Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Russia didn't have quite enough to beat Jackson Center and fell 3-2. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Russia actually scored more points across those five sets (100-94), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Kalida didn't have quite enough to beat Archbold on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Kalida wouldn't go down easily and took Archbold into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 24-26, 28-26, 25-6, 24-25, 15-10.
Russia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Kalida, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Russia came up short against Kalida in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Russia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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