The Old Fort Stockaders will venture away from home to square off against the Margaretta Polar Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Old Fort didn't have quite enough to beat Lakota and fell 3-2.
Old Fort wouldn't go down easily and took Lakota into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-20, 19-25, 19-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Margaretta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Vermilion.
While Margaretta ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21.
Margaretta's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Old Fort, their loss dropped their record down to 13-4.
Everything went Old Fort's way against Margaretta in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as Old Fort made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Stockaders 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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