The Almond-Bancroft Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Port Edwards Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Almond-Bancroft took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wild Rose as Almond-Bancroft made off with a 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-17, 25-20.
Almond-Bancroft relied on the efforts of Laney Carlton, who had five aces and four digs, and McKenze Kowalski, who had 16 assists. The dominant performance gave Carlton a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Port Edwards came into Monday's match having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Marion on Monday.
Port Edwards was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-4.
Almond-Bancroft's record is now 6-7. As for Port Edwards, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-9.
Almond-Bancroft was able to grind out a solid victory over Port Edwards in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. Will Almond-Bancroft repeat their success, or does Port Edwards have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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