Weed hasn't had much luck against Fall River recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Weed Cougars will welcome the Fall River Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Weed will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Trinity, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Weed came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2.
Weed had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fall River, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Everything went their way against Trinity on Tuesday as Fall River made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted since August 20th.
One reason for the win was Fall River's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.
Weed's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Fall River, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Weed might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fall River when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Weed avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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