The Fenton Bison will head out to take on the Schaumburg Saxons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Fenton had just enough and edged out Zion-Benton 2-1.
Fenton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Schaumburg waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Pirates. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Saxons have posted against the Pirates since April 4, 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Schaumburg got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-23.
Schaumburg's victory bumped their record up to 16-12. As for Fenton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-16 record this season.
Fenton couldn't quite get it done against Schaumburg in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Bison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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