The Washougal Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Tumwater Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Washougal will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating R.A. Long, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Washougal walked away with a 2-0 victory over R.A. Long on Thursday.
Washougal never let R.A. Long on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Tumwater waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Bobcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
Tumwater was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-16.
The victory got Washougal back to even at 9-9. As for Tumwater, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Washougal hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 9.8 blocks per game. It's a different story for Tumwater, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Washougal's sizable advantage in that area, Tumwater will need to find a way to close that gap.
Washougal came up short against Tumwater in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, falling 3-1. Can Washougal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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