The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will head out to square off against the Lewiston Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Coeur d'Alene is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Lakeland, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Coeur d'Alene was ranked sixth). Coeur d'Alene came up short against Lakeland on Thursday, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Vikings were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Lewiston entered their tilt with Adna on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Pirates 2-1.
Lewiston was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-11, 17-15.
This is the second loss in a row for Coeur d'Alene and nudges their season record down to 8-2. As for Lewiston, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything went Coeur d'Alene's way against Lewiston in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Coeur d'Alene made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coeur d'Alene 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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