The Spring Valley Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Glenwood City Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Valley is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Spring Valley came up short against Elmwood/Plum City and fell 3-1. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolves 25-18 in the first set.
Spring Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Glenwood City lost 3-0 to Elmwood/Plum City on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Hilltoppers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost five in a row.
Glenwood City was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-16.
Spring Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Glenwood City, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Spring Valley's way against Glenwood City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Spring Valley made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Valley 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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