The Linden Lions will challenge the Summerville Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Linden is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Big Valley Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. While Linden didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Big Valley Christian 25-22 in the first set.
Linden started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-16, 25-10, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Linden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Summerville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Bret Harte.
While Summerville had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-19, 11-25, 25-19.
Linden now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Summerville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Linden took their win against Summerville when the teams last played on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. Will Linden repeat their success, or does Summerville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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