Thoreau has gone 9-1 against Wingate recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Thoreau Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wingate Bears at 6:00 p.m. Thoreau is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Thoreau challenged Zuni on Thursday. Thoreau put the hurt on Zuni with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Thoreau was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-16.
Thoreau's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keira Begay, who had 17 digs and two aces. Begay has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leticia Sena, who had 14 digs, four kills, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Wingate came up short against Tohatchi on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Bears have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Wingate was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Tohatchi's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-19, 25-22.
Thoreau has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Wingate, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Thoreau took their victory against Wingate in their previous matchup back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Will Thoreau repeat their success, or does Wingate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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