Fort Sumner/House will challenge the Elida Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, everything went Fort Sumner/House's way against Maxwell as Fort Sumner/House made off with a 3-0 victory.
Fort Sumner/House never let Maxwell on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 28-26, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Elida waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Colts with a sharp 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Elida's feisty defense: they held New Mexico Military Institute to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-17.
The victory got Fort Sumner/House back to even at 4-4. As for Elida, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Fort Sumner/House beat Elida 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Fort Sumner/House repeat their success, or does Elida have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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