After both having extra time off, the Park Rangers and the Laurel Locomotives will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Park took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over East Helena.
Park was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Laurel narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past East Helena 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Locomotives.
Laurel took East Helena into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-17, 19-25, 25-14, 15-12.
The win got Park back to even at 1-1. As for Laurel, their record is now 2-0.
Park might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Laurel in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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