Volleyball Game Preview: Spokane Owls vs. Billings Wildcats

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 2:06am

Volleyball Preview: Spokane Owls vs. Billings Wildcats

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Spokane is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Billings is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spokane Owls will host the Billings Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Spokane duked it out withFordland on Tuesday. Spokane blew past Fordland 3-0.

While Spokane won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-16.

Among those leading the charge was Hannah Evans, who had 15 digs.

Meanwhile, Billings narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past School of the Ozarks 3-2.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Billings got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-9, 22-25, 15-10.

Spokane is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-4 record this season. As for Billings, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.

Everything went Spokane's way against Billings in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Spokane made off with a 3-0 win. Will Spokane repeat their success, or does Billings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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