Tecumseh is 10-0 against Forest Park since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:30 p.m.
Tecumseh is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Barr-Reeve just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Braves have suffered since September 27, 2023.
While Tecumseh was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Forest Park hadn't done well against Gibson Southern recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Forest Park won by a set and slipped past Gibson Southern 3-2.
Forest Park 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 23-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-14, 16-14.
Ava Rea was nothing short of spectacular: she had 26 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Forest Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven games.
Tecumseh's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-7. As for Forest Park, their record now sits at 17-9.
Everything went Tecumseh's way against Forest Park in their previous meeting back in August, as Tecumseh made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tecumseh since the squad 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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