The St. Maries Lumberjacks will head out on the road to take on the Grangeville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
St. Maries came up short against Timberlake on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Lumberjacks have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Grangeville didn't have quite enough to beat Priest River on Saturday and fell 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-16 in the first set.
Grangeville wouldn't go down easily and took Priest River into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-11, 15-9.
St. Maries' defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Grangeville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
St. Maries suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grangeville in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Lumberjacks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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