Libby hasn't had much luck against Ronan recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Libby Loggers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ronan Chiefs at 2:00 p.m. Libby will be strutting in after a victory while Ronan will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Libby finally turned things around against Browning on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Loggers have posted since October 12th.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Libby was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-12.
Libby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ronan came up short against Polson on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Chiefs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-19 in the first set.
Ronan started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-19, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Ronan got top-tier performance from Kaydance Santos, who had 32 digs. Santos has been hot , having posted 13 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Libby's win ended a 21-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-22. As for Ronan, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Libby suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ronan in their previous matchup on Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Santos, who had 27 digs and two aces. Now that Libby knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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