The Highland Rams will venture away from home to take on the Brighton Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Highland is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Alta.
While Highland was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Alta's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-15, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Brighton hadn't done well against Olympus recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Brighton came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympus, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bengals have posted since April 16, 2024.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-100) Brighton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Brighton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Highland came up short against Brighton when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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