The Linden Lions will head out to challenge the Riverbank Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Linden will be strutting in after a victory while Riverbank will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Linden sidestepped Calaveras for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Linden wouldn't go down easily and took Calaveras into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 20-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Riverbank was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bret Harte.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-6, 25-14.
Linden's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Riverbank, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Linden took their win against Riverbank in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Linden 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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