Hayfork has won seven straight games at home, while Tulelake has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lydia Yarbrough
| 10/09/25 vs Dunsmuir | 31 |
| 10/06/25 vs Butte Valley | 23 |
| 10/04/25 vs Surprise Valley | 22 |
| 10/04/25 vs Surprise Valley | 31 |
| 10/02/25 vs Big Valley | 23 |
| + 7 more games |
If Dunsmuir wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Hayfork, they should've done a better job of containing Lydia Yarbrough. The Timberjacks put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 victory last Thursday with plenty of help from Yarbrough, who had 31 assists and five aces. She has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more assists the last 12 times she's played.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hayfork took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-7, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Tulelake got the win against Dunsmuir on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Tulelake was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-7, 25-7.
Hayfork's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Tulelake, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Hayfork has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Tulelake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hayfork came out on top in a nail-biter against Tulelake when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Timberjacks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Honkers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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