The Sanger Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Van Alstyne Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, Sanger didn't have quite enough to beat Panther Creek and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Indians in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Sanger actually scored more points across those five sets (107-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne didn't have quite enough to beat Richland on Friday and fell 3-2.
Van Alstyne took Richland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 25-27, 25-19, 15-13.
Van Alstyne's defeat dropped their record down to 23-11. As for Sanger, their loss dropped their record down to 21-15.
Sanger skirted past Van Alstyne 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians 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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