Battle Mountain is 10-0 against Rifle since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Battle Mountain Huskies will head out to take on the Rifle Bears at 6:30 p.m. Battle Mountain is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Saturday, Battle Mountain earned a 3-1 win over Aspen.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 9-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Rifle hadn't done well against Summit recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Rifle walked away with a 3-1 victory over Summit.
Rifle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Valeria Olivas was nothing short of spectacular: she had 41 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Rifle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Battle Mountain pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rifle, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8.
Everything went Battle Mountain's way against Rifle when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as Battle Mountain made off with a 3-0 win. Will Battle Mountain repeat their success, or does Rifle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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