The Encampment Tigers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Upton Bobcats. The last three games Encampment has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Encampment narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Riverside 3-2.
Encampment took Riverside into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 22-25, 15-11.
Encampment was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Upton didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast on Saturday and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Upton sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 22-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-9.
Encampment is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Upton, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Encampment beat Upton 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Encampment have another victory up their sleeve, or will Upton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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