Tri-County and Rosholt are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Tri-County Penguins will face off against the Rosholt Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri-County is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Tri-County will head out to face Rosholt after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Tri-County fell 3-1 to Pacelli. The Penguins haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Tri-County had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Tri-County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. This was only their first loss (out of seven games) when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Rosholt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Edgar by a score of 3-2.
Rosholt started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-11.
Rosholt's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaylee Filtz, who had ten digs, and Elizabeth Trzinski, who had eight digs and 39 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Trzinski now posted 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Tri-County's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Rosholt, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Tri-County has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Rosholt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Tri-County's way against Rosholt when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Tri-County made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tri-County since the squad 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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