Parker has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Raines Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Parker will bounce into Thursday's match after beating First Coast, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Parker came out on top against First Coast by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Parker had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 29-27.
Meanwhile, Raines didn't have done well against Englewood recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Raines sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Englewood.
Raines took Englewood into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-22, 24-26, 20-25, 15-13.
Parker now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Raines, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-7.
Everything went Parker's way against Raines when the teams last played back in August as Parker made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parker since the team 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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