Grandfalls-Royalty hasn't had much luck against Rankin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m.
Grandfalls-Royalty is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season last Saturday. They lost 3-0 to Marathon.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-5, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Rankin got the win against Iraan on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Rankin's feisty defense: they held Iraan to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-9.
Grandfalls-Royalty's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rankin, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Grandfalls-Royalty came up short against Rankin in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Grandfalls-Royalty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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