Rifle hasn't had much luck against Battle Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Rifle Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Battle Mountain Huskies at 1:00 p.m.
Rifle lost 3-0 to Glenwood Springs on Thursday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-12.
Rifle's defeat came about despite a quality game from Valeria Olivas, who had 19 digs.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Rifle with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Battle Mountain was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-12, 25-6.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Battle Mountain, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Rifle might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Battle Mountain when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Rifle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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