The Mackay Miners have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the West Jefferson Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
West Jefferson is facing Mackay at the wrong time: Mackay suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Miners' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Mackay took Grace Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-17, 25-22, 22-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson came up short against Sugar-Salem on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Panthers have struggled against the Diggers recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mackay's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for West Jefferson, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
