The Riverside-Durham Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Hillside Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverside-Durham, who comes in off a win.
Riverside-Durham proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Felton Grove. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since August 18th.
Riverside-Durham wouldn't go down easily and took Felton Grove into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-11, 16-25, 13-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Hillside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Northern Durham.
Hillside couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Northern Durham a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-11, 25-17.
Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Riverside-Durham, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Riverside-Durham took their victory against Hillside in their previous matchup on September 11th by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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