The Cobden Appleknockers will head out to challenge the Cairo Pilots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cobden has three straight victories, Cairo has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Cobden sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Agape Christian.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Cobden got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-11, 19-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Cairo came up short against Richland on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Cairo was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring 14 points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14.
Cobden pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Cairo, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Cobden beat Cairo 2-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cobden 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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