The Emerson Mavericks will challenge the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Emerson has three straight wins, Lebanon Trail has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Emerson will bounce into Friday's game after beating Independence, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Emerson came out on top against Independence by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Lebanon Trail lost 3-0 to Frisco on Tuesday.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Frisco scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-22.
Emerson's victory bumped their record up to 14-17. As for Lebanon Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-24.
Everything went Emerson's way against Lebanon Trail when the teams last played back in September, as Emerson made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Emerson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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