The Pine River-Backus Tigers will be taking part in a tournament against the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Pine River-Backus got the win against Clearbrook-Gonvick by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Mabel-Canton not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0). They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Lyle/Pacelli.
While Mabel-Canton won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
Mabel-Canton's win came from a few key players Pine River-Backus will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gwenyth Rein, who had 27 assists and eight digs. That's the most digs she has posted over her last ten games.
Mabel-Canton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Pine River-Backus' record now sits at 8-5. As for Mabel-Canton, their record is now 17-1.
Pine River-Backus came up short against Mabel-Canton in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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