Niagara is 8-2 against Gillett since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Niagara Badgers will host the Gillett Tigers at 1:30 p.m. Gillett took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Niagara, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Niagara earned a 3-1 victory over Lena.
Niagara had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18.
Niagara was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gillett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Crivitz, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18, 25-17.
Niagara has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Gillett, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Niagara was able to grind out a solid win over Gillett in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Niagara have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gillett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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