The Palmer Ridge Bears will head out to take on the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palmer Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Cheyenne Mountain will be coming in after a loss.
Palmer Ridge barely beat Discovery Canyon the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bears put the hurt on the Thunder with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their seven-match losing streak.
Palmer Ridge never let Discovery Canyon on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cheyenne Mountain suffered their biggest defeat since August 26th on Tuesday. They came up short against Lutheran, falling 3-0. The Red-Tailed Hawks have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cheyenne Mountain was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11, 25-23.
Cheyenne Mountain's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-5. As for Palmer Ridge, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-9.
Palmer Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Cheyenne Mountain in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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