It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls takes on the Pierce City Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Spokane will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Spokane will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Blue Eye, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Spokane put the hurt on Blue Eye with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Spokane walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-17.
Spokane can attribute much of their success to Hannah Evans, who had nine digs, and Chezney Lee, who had five digs.
Spokane couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pierce City unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marionville. The Eagles have struggled against the Comets recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-9, 17-25, 25-14.
Spokane is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-4 record this season. As for Pierce City, their loss dropped their record down to 21-6-1.
Everything went Spokane's way against Pierce City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Spokane made off with a 3-0 win. Will Spokane repeat their success, or does Pierce City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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