The Tintic Miners will venture away from home to square off against the Altamont Longhorns at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Tintic came up short against Rich and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Miners in their meetings with the Rebels: they've now lost seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 24-26, 25-16, 25-14.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ani Despain, who had 12 digs and one assist. Emily Terry was another key player, getting ten digs.
Meanwhile, Altamont lost 3-0 to Tabiona on Tuesday.
Altamont took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Tintic's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Altamont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything went Tintic's way against Altamont when the teams last played back in September, as Tintic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Miners 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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