After both having extra time off, the Creede Miners and the Sierra Grande Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Creede lost 3-0 to Sangre de Cristo on Friday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Miners haven't been shut out since back in September.
While Creede was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sangre de Cristo's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Sierra Grande was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Kim/Branson by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-18 in the first set.
Sierra Grande took Kim/Branson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-9.
Creede now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sierra Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Creede came out on top in a nail-biter against Sierra Grande in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creede 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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