Volleyball Game Preview: Thoreau Hawks vs. Zuni Thunderbirds

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10/11/25 - Home	3-2 W
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11/02/23 - Away	3-1 W
10/14/23 - Home	3-0 W
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Thoreau has gone 8-2 against Zuni recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hawks will head out to face off against the Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Zuni took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Thoreau, who comes in off a win.

Thoreau will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Tohatchi, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hawks walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cougars on Saturday.

Thoreau found their leader in sophomore Jillianne Brondo, who had nine digs and one assist.

Thoreau was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Zuni duked it out with Crownpoint on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds lost 3-0 to the Eagles. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-21.

Thoreau's victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Zuni, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

Thoreau came out on top in a nail-biter against Zuni in their previous meeting on October 11th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.