After both having extra time off, the Bucklin Red Aces and the Minneola Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bucklin will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Meade, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bucklin came out on top against Meade by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday.
Bucklin was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Meade squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Minneola came into Tuesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pawnee Heights last Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1.
Minneola had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Bucklin's win bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
Bucklin beat Minneola 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bucklin 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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