After both having extra time off, the Laurel Locomotives and the Park Rangers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Laurel sidestepped East Helena for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Locomotives.
Laurel took East Helena into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-14, 15-12.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over East Helena on Saturday.
Park had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
Laurel's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Park, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Laurel took their win against Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Laurel repeat their success, or does Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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