The Cross County Cougars are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North Bend Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Cross County beat Heartland 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cross County was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday North Bend Central sidestepped Malcolm for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-103) North Bend Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Cross County's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for North Bend Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Cross County was able to grind out a solid win over North Bend Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cross County 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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