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| 10/12/24 - Neutral | 2-0 W |
| 09/10/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/05/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/06/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/04/21 - Home | 2-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Rising Sun and Southwestern are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Shiners will welcome the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Rising Sun didn't have quite enough to beat South Ripley and fell 3-2. The Shiners have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Rising Sun sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-20, 17-25, 25-16, 10-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Southwestern sidestepped Austin for a 3-2 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rebels have posted against the Eagles since September 2, 2021.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Southwestern who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 17-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-13.
Southwestern's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-3. As for Rising Sun, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Rising Sun was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwestern in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Do the Shiners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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