Rankin is 5-0 against Grandfalls-Royalty since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Rankin's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Grandfalls-Royalty has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Rankin made easy work of Iraan and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Rankin's feisty defense: they held Iraan to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Grandfalls-Royalty lost 3-0 to Marathon last Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-16.
Rankin's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 16-12. As for Grandfalls-Royalty, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Rankin beat Grandfalls-Royalty 2-0 when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Does Rankin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grandfalls-Royalty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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