Three Rivers won the last time they faced St. Joseph, and things went their way on Monday too. The Three Rivers Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the St. Joseph Bears 3-2.
Three Rivers wouldn't go down easily and took St. Joseph into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 16-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Natalie Bachinski had an outrageously good game as she had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September of 2023.
Three Rivers was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 9.
Three Rivers' win bumped their record up to 17-8-6. As for St. Joseph, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Three Rivers will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Paw Paw at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Joseph, they will face off against Mattawan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mattawan is coming into the game with three straight wins on the road, so St. Joseph will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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