The Briggs Bruins will face off against the Walnut Ridge Scots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Briggs came up short against Dublin Scioto and fell 3-1. While the Bruins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Irish 25-21 in the first set.
Briggs started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Walnut Ridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Eastmoor Academy by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Scots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-17 in the first set.
Walnut Ridge actually scored more points across those five sets (106-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-24, 20-25, 26-24, 15-8.
Briggs' defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Walnut Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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