Battle Mountain is 8-2 against Summit since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Battle Mountain Huskies will be staying on the road to face off against the Summit Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Battle Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Summit will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, everything went Battle Mountain's way against Rifle as Battle Mountain made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Battle Mountain took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-12, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Summit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rifle. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-23 in the first set.
Summit 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 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-23.
Battle Mountain's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Battle Mountain took their victory against Summit when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battle Mountain since the squad 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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