The Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars will face off against the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Niobrara/Verdigre is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Niobrara/Verdigre earned a 3-1 victory over Santee.
Niobrara/Verdigre had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-14, 25-7, 29-27.
Niobrara/Verdigre was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tri County Northeast was able to grind out a solid win over Winside on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
While Tri County Northeast won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16.
Niobrara/Verdigre's victory bumped their record up to 8-18. As for Tri County Northeast, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
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