The Grape Creek Eagles will face off against the Merkel Badgers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 14 consecutive losses for Grape Creek and four for Merkel.
Grape Creek came up short against Clyde on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Grape Creek was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clyde's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Merkel lost 3-0 to Sweetwater on Tuesday.
While Merkel had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-18, 25-20.
Grape Creek's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Merkel, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-18.
Grape Creek suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Merkel when the teams last played back in September. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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