The Park River/Fordville-Lankin Aggies will venture away from home to square off against the Griggs County Central/Midkota Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Park River/Fordville-Lankin is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Park River/Fordville-Lankin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Hillsboro, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Park River/Fordville-Lankin was ranked 23rd). Park River/Fordville-Lankin fell just short of Hillsboro by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Aggies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Burros 25-14 in the first set.
Park River/Fordville-Lankin started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 26-28, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Griggs County Central/Midkota came up short against LaMoure/Litchville-Marion on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Park River/Fordville-Lankin's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-2. As for Griggs County Central/Midkota, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Park River/Fordville-Lankin took their win against Griggs County Central/Midkota when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Park River/Fordville-Lankin 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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