Volleyball Preview: Black Hills Wolves vs. Tumwater Thunderbirds
The Black Hills Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Tumwater Thunderbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Black Hills is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Black Hills finally turned things around against Centralia on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers.
Meanwhile, everything went Tumwater's way against Shelton on Thursday as Tumwater made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunderbirds.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tumwater was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Tumwater's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bailey Broeker, who had four digs, four aces, and three kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Lalie Betschart, who had 13 digs.
Tumwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Black Hills' victory bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Tumwater, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Black Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Tumwater in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Black Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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