The Priest River Spartans will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Grangeville Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m.
Priest River is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 9, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Orofino, falling 3-0. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Maniacs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Grangeville hadn't done well against St. Maries recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Grangeville blew past St. Maries 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
While Grangeville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-9, 25-21.
Priest River's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Grangeville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Priest River was able to grind out a solid win over Grangeville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Priest River repeat their success, or does Grangeville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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