The Lone Jack Mules will head out to take on the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Lone Jack came up short against Bishop LeBlond and fell 2-0. The Mules have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Lone Jack was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wellington-Napoleon challenged Orrick on Thursday. Wellington-Napoleon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Orrick 3-2.
Wellington-Napoleon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 13-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-10, 15-8.
Wellington-Napoleon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Lone Jack's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6-1. As for Wellington-Napoleon, their win bumped their record up to 5-13-1.
Lone Jack took their victory against Wellington-Napoleon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lone Jack 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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