The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will square off against the Badger Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pymatuning Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chalker just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2.
Pymatuning Valley took Chalker into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Badger lost 3-0 to St. John on Thursday. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Fighting Herald recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
While Badger had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least seven points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-7, 25-16.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Gabriella Miller, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three kills. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted nine or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kaylin Harnett, who had ten digs and seven kills.
Pymatuning Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Badger, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Pymatuning Valley skirted past Badger 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August. Will Pymatuning Valley repeat their success, or does Badger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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