The Owen-Withee Blackhawks will venture away from home to square off against the Neillsville Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Owen-Withee is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Owen-Withee lost 3-0 to Colby on Tuesday.
While Owen-Withee was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Colby's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Neillsville hadn't done well against Spencer recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Neillsville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Spencer 3-2.
Neillsville took Spencer into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-24, 25-22, 20-25, 15-7.
Owen-Withee's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Neillsville, their record is now 6-7.
Owen-Withee might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Neillsville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Owen-Withee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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