After both having extra time off, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers and the Gibraltar Vikings will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sturgeon Bay is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Sturgeon Bay came up short against Kewaunee and fell 3-1.
Sturgeon Bay couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Kewaunee a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-23, 24-26, 30-28, 24-19.
Meanwhile, Gibraltar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Algoma.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Algoma scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 26-24.
Sturgeon Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Gibraltar, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
Sturgeon Bay was able to grind out a solid victory over Gibraltar when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sturgeon Bay 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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