Idaho Falls is 6-1 against Shelley since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Idaho Falls Tigers will face off against the Shelley Russets at 7:00 p.m. Idaho Falls is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Last Thursday, everything went Idaho Falls' way against Skyline as Idaho Falls made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Idaho Falls' feisty defense: they held Skyline to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-15.
Idaho Falls relied on the efforts of Grace Fuger, who had five digs and four aces, and Addison Bowen, who had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Fuger a new career-high in aces.
Idaho Falls was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Shelley didn't have quite enough to beat Bonneville on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Shelley took Bonneville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-15, 25-15, 25-27, 16-14.
Idaho Falls' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8-1. As for Shelley, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Idaho Falls took their win against Shelley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Idaho Falls 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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