The Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars will square off against the Lourdes Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Zumbrota-Mazeppa didn't have quite enough to beat Southwest Christian and fell 2-1.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Lourdes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Dover-Eyota on Thursday.
Lourdes was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-93), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 13-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Zumbrota-Mazeppa has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Lourdes, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-10.
Everything went Zumbrota-Mazeppa's way against Lourdes in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Zumbrota-Mazeppa made off with a 3-0 win. Will Zumbrota-Mazeppa repeat their success, or does Lourdes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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