The Tumwater Thunderbirds will square off against the Black Hills Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Tumwater's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Black Hills has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Tumwater made easy work of Shelton and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tumwater was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-10.
Tumwater's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bailey Broeker led the charge by getting four digs, four aces, and three kills. Another player making a difference was 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 games.
Meanwhile, Black Hills can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against Centralia by a score of 3-1.
Tumwater's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Black Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Tumwater took their win against Black Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Tumwater repeat their success, or does Black Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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