The Thatcher Eagles will face off against the Payson Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Payson is facing Thatcher at the wrong time: Thatcher suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost 3-0 to the Mustangs. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Payson entered their game against Odyssey Institute on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Payson fell just short of Odyssey Institute by a score of 3-2. The Longhorns' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Payson actually scored more points across those five sets (97-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 12-25, 9-25, 25-17, 25-16, 16-14.
Thatcher's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything went Thatcher's way against Payson in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 as Thatcher made off with a 3-0 win. Does Thatcher have another victory up their sleeve, or will Payson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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