The Carey Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Richfield Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Carey will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Carey beat Dietrich 3-1.
Carey was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-9, 25-15.
Carey was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Richfield entered their matchup against Dietrich on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Richfield lost 3-0 to Dietrich. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
While Richfield ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-22.
Carey's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Richfield, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Carey was able to grind out a solid win over Richfield in their previous matchup on September 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carey since the team 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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