The Talawanda Brave will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Oak Hills Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. Oak Hills took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Talawanda, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Talawanda made easy work of Northwest and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Talawanda was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-3, 25-8.
Lauren James was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs.
Talawanda couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.7% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 3-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, Oak Hills lost 3-0 to Kings on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost five in a row.
Oak Hills was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-22.
Talawanda pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Oak Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Talawanda might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Oak Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Talawanda avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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