The Head-Royce Jayhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Redwood Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Head-Royce is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering College Prep just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Head-Royce was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made College Prep work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 25-11, 23-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Redwood Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Bentley on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Redwood Christian actually scored more points across those five sets (102-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-19, 23-25, 12-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Head-Royce's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Redwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7.
Head-Royce beat Redwood Christian 3-1 in their previous meeting last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Head-Royce 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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