The Hobart Brickies will venture away from home to take on the Griffith Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Hobart didn't have quite enough to beat Andrean and fell 3-2. The Brickies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Hobart wouldn't go down easily and took Andrean into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 25-27, 15-5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Griffith, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over River Forest on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-match losing streak.
Griffith had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-19.
Hobart better focus on containing Charlee Prutsman and Milah Castro as the pair were huge in Griffith's win. Prutsman had 13 assists and five digs, while Castro had 13 digs. Those 13 assists gave Prutsman a new career-high.
Griffith's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Hobart, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Hobart took their victory against Griffith when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Brickies 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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