The Nickerson Panthers will challenge the Hillsboro Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Nickerson has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Nickerson finally turned things around against Kingman on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Eagles.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Nickerson got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-10, 11-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro was able to grind out a solid win over Hoisington on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22.
Nickerson's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Hillsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season.
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