The Weir Red Riders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Steubenville Big Red at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Weir came up short against Tyler and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Red Riders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost six in a row.
Weir might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Tyler: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23.
The losing side was boosted by Kylie Dean, who had four digs.
Meanwhile, Steubenville came up short against Beaver on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Steubenville was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-16, 25-19.
Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Steubenville, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Weir was able to grind out a solid win over Steubenville when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Weir have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steubenville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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