Steamboat Springs is 10-0 against Rifle since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Steamboat Springs Sailors will be staying on the road to face off against the Rifle Bears at 1:00 p.m. Rifle took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Steamboat Springs, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, it was close, but Steamboat Springs sidestepped Delta for a 3-2 victory.
Steamboat Springs was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Delta, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-12.
Rifle's defeat came about despite a quality game from Valeria Olivas, who had 11 digs. Olivas has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Steamboat Springs' win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Rifle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Steamboat Springs took their victory against Rifle in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steamboat Springs 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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