The Botkins Trojans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at 11:30 a.m.
Botkins and Russia met for a duel on Thursday where Botkins had to take the L. Botkins lost 3-0 to Russia.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Mississinawa Valley beat Tri-County North 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blackhawks.
In the three sets Mississinawa Valley was on fire: they won each by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 22-25, 25-10, 25-10.
Botkins' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Mississinawa Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Botkins came out on top in a nail-biter against Mississinawa Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Botkins since the squad 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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