After a string of five wins, Royal Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Holton Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Royal Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 25-12.
Royal Valley's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-8. As for Holton, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 25-11.
Royal Valley will challenge Silver Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Lake will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Royal Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Holton, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Rossville at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Rossville has won four straight at home, while Holton won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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