The Park Rapids Panthers will face off against the Barnesville Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Park Rapids came up short against Perham and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost three in a row.
Park Rapids started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Park Rapids saw an underclassman step up: Anna Rickbeil had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rickbeil has posted in her last 13 matchups.
Even though they lost, Park Rapids was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Barnesville had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Hornets.
Park Rapids' defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Barnesville, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-11.
Park Rapids came out on top in a nail-biter against Barnesville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Park Rapids repeat their success, or does Barnesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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