Douglas hasn't had much luck against Stevens recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Douglas Patriots and the Stevens Raiders are set to duel. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Douglas took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Belle Fourche out 3-2.
Douglas 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 22-25, 25-12, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Stevens posted their biggest win since August 30th on Saturday. They blew past Mitchell 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
While Stevens won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-22.
Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Stevens, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Douglas came up short against Stevens when the teams last played back in September, falling 2-0. Can Douglas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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