The Albany Lions will challenge the Miles Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Albany came up short against Veribest and fell 3-1.
Albany 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 24-26, 26-24, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Miles suffered their biggest loss since August 13th on Tuesday. They came up short against Sonora, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Bulldogs haven't been shut out since back in August.
While Miles was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sonora's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17, 25-19.
Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Miles, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Albany skirted past Miles 3-2 in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. The rematch might be a little tougher for Albany 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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