The Bennett Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Middle Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Bennett turned things around against Limon on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Badgers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since September 6th.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-102) Bennett actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-19, 14-25, 28-26, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Middle Park got the win against Moffat County on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Panthers have beaten the Bulldogs the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
While Middle Park won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-14.
Middle Park now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Bennett, their victory bumped their record up to 5-9.
Everything went Bennett's way against Middle Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Bennett made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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