Runge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Nordheim Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Runge will be strutting in after a victory while Nordheim will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Runge was able to grind out a solid win over Austwell-Tivoli, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-12, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Nordheim came up short against Bloomington on Friday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bobcats/Lady Cats: they've now lost four in a row.
Nordheim actually scored more points across those four sets (85-83), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 8-25, 25-17, 25-21.
Runge's victory was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-6. As for Nordheim, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Everything went Runge's way against Nordheim in their previous meeting on October 8th, as Runge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Runge 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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