The Linden Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Summerville Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Lions on Thursday. Linden fell just short of Big Valley Christian by a score of 3-2. Linden has struggled against Big Valley Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Linden sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18, 22-25, 25-16, 17-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Summerville hadn't done well against Bret Harte recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Bears walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bullfrogs.
The victory didn't come easy: Bret Harte scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 25-20.
Summerville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season. As for Linden, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Everything went Linden's way against Summerville in their previous matchup on October 2nd, as Linden made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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