Basic has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Shadow Ridge Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Basic finally turned things around against Legacy on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Longhorns 3-2.
Basic took Legacy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 15-25, 18-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge faced Faith Lutheran in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Shadow Ridge came out on top against Faith Lutheran by a score of 3-1. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won six games in a row.
Shadow Ridge was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20.
Shadow Ridge couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Basic's record now sits at 7-11. As for Shadow Ridge, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Basic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in August. Will Basic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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