The Hi-Plains Patriots and the Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates are set to duel on Tuesday.
Hi-Plains is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Stratton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Hi-Plains sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-11, 20-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Genoa-Hugo/Karval sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lone Star on Saturday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Genoa-Hugo/Karval got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 17-25, 15-8.
Hi-Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Genoa-Hugo/Karval, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Hi-Plains skirted past Genoa-Hugo/Karval 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hi-Plains since the squad 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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