The Weatherford Kangaroos will venture away from home to challenge the Boswell Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Weatherford is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Ridge just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Eagles.
While Weatherford was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lake Ridge's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Boswell had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.
Boswell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Boswell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Stuhr, who had six digs and three aces. Stuhr has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Maribel Longspaugh, who had 28 digs.
Weatherford's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-16. As for Boswell, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-13.
Weatherford beat Boswell 3-1 in their previous matchup on October 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weatherford since the squad 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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