Southridge hasn't had much luck against Chiawana recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Suns will welcome the Riverhawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southridge took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Kennewick, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Suns won by a set and slipped past the Lions 3-2. While the Suns didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Southridge 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 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Chiawana got the win against Sageview on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
Chiawana's win ended a seven-match drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Southridge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Southridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Chiawana in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Suns have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Riverhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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