Volleyball Preview: Tomahawk Hatchets vs. Antigo Red Robins
Tomahawk is 8-2 against Antigo since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Tomahawk Hatchets will challenge the Antigo Red Robins at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tomahawk took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Wittenberg-Birnamwood 3-2.
Tomahawk had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Antigo got the win against Northland Pines on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Antigo was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-12, 25-20.
Tomahawk's victory bumped their record up to 12-16. As for Antigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Tomahawk came up short against Antigo when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Tomahawk avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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