Washburn has gone 6-1 against Standing Rock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Washburn Cardinals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Standing Rock Warriors at 2:00 p.m. Standing Rock took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Washburn, who comes in off a win.
Washburn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Flasher, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Washburn was ranked fourth). Washburn won by a set and slipped past Flasher 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Washburn got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 14-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Standing Rock came up short against New England on Saturday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-10.
Washburn pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Standing Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Washburn's way against Standing Rock in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Washburn made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washburn 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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