The Orcas Island Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Granite Falls Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orcas Island took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Mt. Baker with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Orcas Island's got stronger as the match went on, holding Mt. Baker to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Granite Falls sidestepped Mount Vernon Christian for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Granite Falls had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-27, 25-19, 25-21, 15-7.
The victory got Orcas Island back to even at 4-4. As for Granite Falls, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Orcas Island took their win against Granite Falls in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orcas Island since the team 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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