The Countryside Cougars will take on the Hernando Leopards at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Countryside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight defeats, while Hernando will come in with nine straight victories.
On Friday, Countryside came up short against River Ridge and fell 2-0.
Countryside was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Hernando beat Springstead 2-0 on Friday.
Hernando was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Springstead squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-11.
Hernando found their leader in underclassman Carlie Grant, who had 11 digs.
Countryside's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Hernando, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Countryside came up short against Hernando when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Countryside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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