After four games on the road, Rural Retreat is heading back home. They will take on the Giles Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Giles took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Rural Retreat, who comes in off a win.
Rural Retreat is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Northwood by a score of 3-1.
Rural Retreat had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Giles faced Auburn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Giles fell just short of Auburn by a score of 3-2. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Giles had strong showings from Peyton Evans, who had 21 digs, and Rain Smith, who had seven digs.
Giles' loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-4. As for Rural Retreat, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
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