The Highland Rebels will take on the Trumann Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Highland lost 3-0 to Pocahontas on Tuesday. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Redskins recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Highland ultimately came up short, they really made Pocahontas work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Trumann was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Brookland.
Trumann was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-7, 25-23.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Trumann, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Highland was able to grind out a solid win over Trumann in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Trumann have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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