Volleyball Preview: Thunderbird Titans vs. Eastmark Firebirds
Thunderbird has won 16 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Eastmark has won 16 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Thunderbird Titans will host the Eastmark Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Thunderbird's way against Shadow Mountain as Thunderbird made off with a 3-0 victory.
Thunderbird not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Shadow Mountain between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastmark had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Golden Hawks with a sharp 3-0 win.
Eastmark not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Desert Sunrise between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Eastmark is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Thunderbird, their victory bumped their record up to 34-3.
Thunderbird took their win against Eastmark in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Thunderbird repeat their success, or does Eastmark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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