The Cosby Eagles will head out to face off against the Washburn Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cosby has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Washburn will arrive with seven straight wins.
Last Thursday, Cosby didn't have quite enough to beat Cocke County and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Fighting Cocks 25-21 in the first set.
Cosby wouldn't go down easily and took Cocke County into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 26-28, 25-14, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Washburn had just enough and edged out Union County 2-1 on Tuesday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Washburn who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 15-25, 25-11.
Washburn's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Cosby, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Cosby couldn't quite get it done against Washburn when the teams last played last Tuesday as they fell 3-1. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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