The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears will square off against the Lathrop Malemutes at 11:45 a.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Juneau-Douglas heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Dimond. The Crimson Bears haven't had much luck with the Lynx recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
While Juneau-Douglas was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Dimond's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-17, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lathrop suffered their biggest defeat since October 21st on Thursday. They came up short against Colony, falling 3-0.
While Lathrop was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-22, 25-13.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 21-26-10. As for Juneau-Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-19-7.
Juneau-Douglas was able to grind out a solid victory over Lathrop when the teams last played back in October, winning 2-0. Do the Crimson Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Malemutes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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