The Crownpoint Eagles will take on the Zuni Thunderbirds at 6:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Crownpoint is headed into the  matchup having just  suffered their biggest  defeat since August 30th on Tuesday. They came up short against  Legacy Academy, falling  3-0. Considering the last time the Eagles couldn't score was  back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
 The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-13,  25-10.
Meanwhile,  it was a Battle of the Birds when Zuni faced off against Navajo Prep on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds lost  3-0 to the Eagles. The  loss   continues a  trend for the Thunderbirds in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost eight in a row.
 While Zuni ultimately came up short, they really made  Navajo Prep work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 26-24,  25-12.
 Crownpoint's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Zuni, they now  have a losing record of 6-7.
 Everything went Crownpoint's way against Zuni in their previous matchup  back in October of 2024, as Crownpoint made off with  a  3-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success,  or do  the Thunderbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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