The Ironton Fighting Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Portsmouth West Senators at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Ironton is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ironton lost 3-0 to South Point on Tuesday.
Ironton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made South Point work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth West came up short against Valley on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Senators haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Portsmouth West was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-20.
Portsmouth West's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Ironton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Ironton came out on top in a nail-biter against Portsmouth West when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Tigers 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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