The Lumberton Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Bridge City Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lumberton is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Little Cypress-Mauriceville just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-2.
Lumberton took Little Cypress-Mauriceville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 22-25, 22-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bridge City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Vidor on Friday.
Bridge City was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-7, 25-18.
Kaylee Britten was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Lumberton's loss dropped their record down to 28-5. As for Bridge City, they pushed their record up to 22-12 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lumberton came out on top in a nail-biter against Bridge City when the teams last played last Friday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lumberton 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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