Sauk Rapids-Rice has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sartell-St. Stephen took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sauk Rapids-Rice, who comes in off a win.
Sauk Rapids-Rice will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Moorhead, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Everything went Sauk Rapids-Rice's way against Moorhead on Thursday as Sauk Rapids-Rice made off with a 3-0 victory.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Moorhead between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Marissa Bomstad was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Sartell-St. Stephen didn't have quite enough to beat Detroit Lakes on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Sabres have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sartell-St. Stephen wouldn't go down easily and took Detroit Lakes into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 18-25, 14-25, 15-11.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Sartell-St. Stephen, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Sauk Rapids-Rice has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 4.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Sartell-St. Stephen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sauk Rapids-Rice took their victory against Sartell-St. Stephen when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sauk Rapids-Rice 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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