The Pawnee Indians will head out to take on the Gillespie Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pawnee is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Pawnee didn't have quite enough to beat Auburn and fell 2-1.
Pawnee started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Gillespie didn't have done well against Greenville recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Gillespie came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenville , sneaking past 2-1.
Gillespie was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 13-25, 25-11, 25-20.
Pawnee's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Gillespie, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-8.
Pawnee was able to grind out a solid win over Gillespie when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pawnee 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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