The Billings Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Spokane Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Billings comes in on five and Spokane on three.
Billings can't be too worried about heading out to take on Spokane: they just beat School of the Ozarks at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Billings narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past School of the Ozarks 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Billings who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-9, 22-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Spokane took on Fordland on Tuesday. Spokane put the hurt on Fordland with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Spokane won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-16.
Hannah Evans was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 15 digs.
Billings' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for Spokane, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-4 record this season.
Billings might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Spokane in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Billings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
