The Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers and the Pope County Pirates are set to duel on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 12 consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Joppa-Maple Grove came up short against Century and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Century scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19.
Joppa-Maple Grove's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bricley Lang, who had 15 digs, and Kieran Presser, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Pope County also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Thompsonville by a score of 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11.
Joppa-Maple Grove's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Pope County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Joppa-Maple Grove came up short against Pope County when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Joppa-Maple Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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