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Sidney sophomore Mattie Johnson hamners home a point against Mitchell, helping to lead the lady Raides to a straight set lead Tuesday in their home opener. The Lady Raiders return to their home court Tuesday, hosting a triangular.
Sidney's Lady Raiders gave the home town crowd a treat in their home opener Tuesday, using a powerful net game to notch a straight-set, 25-14, 25-22, 25-15 win over Mitchell.
Sidney opened up a quick lead in the first set, surging ahead 11-6 before Mitchell used its first timeout to try and stem the tide.
The strategy worked to an extent as the Lady Tigers were able to score a couple of points to Sidney's four, before the Lady Raiders got the momentum going again to outscore the visitors 10-6 for a quick first set finish.
Mitchell managed to keep pace with their hosts in the second set and took their first lead, 15-14. The teams battled back and forth for a few points, and after trailing by as many as four points, Mitchell tied the score at 22 before a final Sidney rally ended the set.
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