The Sparta Trojans are on the road again on Monday to play the Seymour Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sparta is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Galena just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sparta sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 28-26, 17-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Seymour was not able to break out of their rough patch last Monday as the team picked up their 25th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Mansfield.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Mansfield scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.
Sparta's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5-1. As for Seymour, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Sparta's way against Seymour when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Sparta made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sparta 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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