The Pymatuning Valley Lakers will challenge the Badger Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Pymatuning Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Chalker just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2.
Pymatuning Valley wouldn't go down easily and took Chalker into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Badger came up short against St. John on Thursday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Fighting Herald: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-7, 25-16.
Despite their defeat, Badger saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gabriella Miller, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three kills, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylin Harnett, who had ten digs and seven kills.
Pymatuning Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Badger, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Pymatuning Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Badger when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 3-2. Does Pymatuning Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Badger turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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