The Horizon Honors Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the BASIS Phoenix Firebirds at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, Horizon Honors made easy work of BASIS Flagstaff and carried off a 3-0 win.
Horizon Honors was especially dominant in the third set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, BASIS Phoenix got the win against Madison Highland Prep on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Firebirds haven't had any issues with the Heat recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 27-25.
The win got BASIS Phoenix back to even at 6-6. As for Horizon Honors, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-14 record this season.
Horizon Honors skirted past BASIS Phoenix 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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