The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights will head out to square off against the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton got the win against Adrian/Ellsworth by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, Westbrook-Walnut Grove earned a 3-1 win over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-22.
Olivia Locke was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Westbrook-Walnut Grove, their record now sits at 8-1-1.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton took their victory against Westbrook-Walnut Grove in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 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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