Cripple Creek-Victor is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Lotus School For Excellence a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers will host the Lotus School For Excellence Meteors at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Cripple Creek-Victor came up short against Miami-Yoder and fell 3-1.
Cripple Creek-Victor started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Cripple Creek-Victor kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 7.
Meanwhile, Lotus School For Excellence came up short against Hinkley on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 27-25.
Cripple Creek-Victor's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Lotus School For Excellence, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-10.
Everything went Cripple Creek-Victor's way against Lotus School For Excellence in their previous meeting back in August, as Cripple Creek-Victor made off with a 3-0 win. Does Cripple Creek-Victor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lotus School For Excellence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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