Rifle has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Battle Mountain Huskies at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rifle will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Summit, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Rifle walked away with a 3-1 win over Summit on Thursday.
Rifle 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, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Valeria Olivas had a dynamite game for Rifle, getting 41 digs. Olivas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Rifle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Battle Mountain put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Aspen by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 9-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Rifle's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-8. As for Battle Mountain, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Rifle might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Battle Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Rifle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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