After both having extra time off, the Fossil Ridge Panthers and the Saginaw Rough Riders will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Saginaw will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Fossil Ridge finally turned things around against Brewer on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Bears out 3-2.
Fossil Ridge wouldn't go down easily and took Brewer into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 27-25, 22-25, 25-13, 20-18.
Meanwhile, Saginaw lost 3-0 to Chisholm Trail on Tuesday. The Rough Riders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saginaw was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Saginaw got top-tier performance from Daniella Banda, who had 24 digs. Banda is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Fossil Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 12-21. As for Saginaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-24.
Fossil Ridge beat Saginaw 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Fossil Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Saginaw turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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