The Orofino Maniacs will challenge the Grangeville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Orofino is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Priest River just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Orofino sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 15-25, 25-17, 15-25, 15-3.
Meanwhile, Grangeville hadn't done well against St. Maries recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Grangeville blew past St. Maries 3-0.
One reason for the win was Grangeville's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Orofino's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Grangeville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Orofino came out on top in a nail-biter against Grangeville in their previous meeting last Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orofino 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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