The Russellville Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Linn Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Russellville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering California just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Pintos.
The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Kate Oligschlaeger put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Russellville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Linn was able to grind out a solid victory over North Callaway on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Linn 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 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 25-15.
Russellville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Linn, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6-2.
Everything went Russellville's way against Linn when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Russellville made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Russellville repeat their success, or does Linn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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