Walsenburg hasn't had much luck against Rye recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Walsenburg Panthers will face off against the Rye Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m.
Walsenburg lost 3-0 to Hoehne on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Walsenburg was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hoehne's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Rye had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Grizzlies by a score of 3-1.
Rye had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-23, 25-13, 28-26.
Rye was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Walsenburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Rye, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Walsenburg suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rye when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Walsenburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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