The Page Pirates will head out to face off against the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Page didn't have quite enough to beat Western Alamance and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Page started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford didn't have quite enough to beat Ragsdale on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Western Guilford wouldn't go down easily and took Ragsdale into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Page's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Western Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Page beat Western Guilford 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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