The Ellendale Cardinals will square off against the Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] Pirates 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 contest.
Ellendale heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Monday. They came up short against Linton/Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since September 18th.
Meanwhile, Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] didn't have quite enough to beat Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier back in September and fell 3-2. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] actually scored more points across those five sets (101-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 17-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen]'s loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ellendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-13.
Ellendale skirted past Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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