The Basic Wolves will challenge the Eldorado Firehawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Basic will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Basic was ranked sixth). The Wolves walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Gaels on Monday.
Basic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Eldorado had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Rancho on Monday. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Firehawks yet this season.
Eldorado never let Rancho on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-18, 25-23.
Eldorado's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-12. As for Basic, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Basic was able to grind out a solid win over Eldorado in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Firehawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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