Rye is 10-0 against Walsenburg since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rye Thunderbolts will venture away from home to square off against the Walsenburg Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Rye will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Rye earned a 3-1 win over Fowler.
Rye had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 28-26.
Rye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Walsenburg lost 3-0 to Hoehne on Thursday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Farmers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Walsenburg was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hoehne's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-20.
Rye is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Walsenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Rye's way against Walsenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Rye made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rye 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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