The Mountain Home Bombers will head out on the road to challenge the Nettleton Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Home is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Marion, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Mountain Home was ranked 21st). Mountain Home lost 3-0 to Marion on Tuesday. The Bombers have struggled against the Patriots recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Mountain Home was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Marion's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Nettleton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against West Memphis by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Nettleton was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 25-14.
Nettleton found their leader in underclassman Kylie Deaton, who had seven digs and ten assists.
Mountain Home's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Nettleton, their win bumped their record up to 10-17-1.
Mountain Home was able to grind out a solid victory over Nettleton in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Home 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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