The Richland Center Hornets will take on the Colby Hornets at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, Richland Center didn't have quite enough to beat Platteville and fell 3-2.
Richland Center took Platteville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Colby was able to grind out a solid win over Neillsville on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Colby was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 24-26, 25-21, 25-11.
Colby can attribute much of their success to Tori Underwood, who had ten digs.
Colby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Richland Center has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season. As for Colby, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
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