The Shelley Russets are taking a road trip to square off against the Blackfoot Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shelley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Shelley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Hillcrest, who was ranked ninth at the time (Shelley was ranked fourth). The Russets came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Shelley walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Blackfoot hadn't done well against Bonneville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Broncos narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bees 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Broncos have posted since September 2nd.
Blackfoot had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 13-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-8.
Shelley's record is now 19-4. As for Blackfoot, their record now sits at 9-14.
Everything went Shelley's way against Blackfoot in their previous meeting back in September, as Shelley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Russets 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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