The Pepin/Alma Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Alma Center Lincoln Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pepin/Alma will be strutting in after a victory while Alma Center Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.
Pepin/Alma not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 2nd (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Melrose-Mindoro with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won four in a row.
Pepin/Alma never let Melrose-Mindoro on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Alma Center Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Independence/Gilmanton.
Alma Center Lincoln actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 24-26, 11-25, 15-9.
Alma Center Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Pepin/Alma, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Pepin/Alma took their victory against Alma Center Lincoln when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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