South St. Paul was the 3-0 winner over Two Rivers when they last played one another back in September of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Packers fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Packers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-20 in the first set.
South St. Paul wouldn't go down easily and took Two Rivers into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-16, 15-11.
Aviana Belmares paced South St. Paul's offense, picking up 16 kills. Belmares got some help from Hayden Mikkelson and her 29 assists. Mikkelson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
South St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Two Rivers, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
After both having extra time off, South St. Paul and Tartan will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Two Rivers has already played their next contest (against St. Louis Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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