The Ridgeline Falcons will head out to challenge the Mead Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeline will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Ridgeline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Gonzaga Prep, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Ridgeline was ranked seventh). Ridgeline narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gonzaga Prep 3-2.
Ridgeline wouldn't go down easily and took Gonzaga Prep into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 16-25, 27-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mead, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over University on Tuesday.
Mead was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 21-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Ridgeline pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mead, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Ridgeline came out on top in a nail-biter against Mead when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgeline since the team 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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