After both having extra time off, the Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets and the Mayville Cardinals will shake off the rust and duke it out 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.
Last Tuesday, Cedar Grove-Belgium didn't have quite enough to beat Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah and fell 3-2. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Cedar Grove-Belgium sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 12-25, 25-22, 22-25, 18-16.
Meanwhile, Mayville didn't have quite enough to beat St. Mary's Springs on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ledgers 25-16 in the first set.
Mayville took St. Mary's Springs into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Cedar Grove-Belgium's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Mayville, their loss dropped their record down to 20-12.
Cedar Grove-Belgium skirted past Mayville 2-1 in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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