The Priest River Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Newport Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Priest River will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Timberlake, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Priest River had just enough and edged Timberlake out 3-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Priest River was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 15-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Toni Marinello had an outrageously good game as she had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Newport entered their tilt with St. George's on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Dragons out 3-2.
Priest River's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5. As for Newport, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7.
Everything went Priest River's way against Newport when the teams last played back in September, as Priest River made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Priest River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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