The Youngker Roughriders are taking a road trip to take on the Kellis Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kellis took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Youngker, who comes in off a win.
Youngker proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Paradise Valley 3-2. The Roughriders haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Youngker was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (106-102), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 18-25, 17-25, 27-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Kellis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Sunrise Mountain.
Youngker's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Kellis, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Youngker's way against Kellis in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, as Youngker made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Roughriders 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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