It was a Battle of the Birds when Thatcher challenged Empire on Tuesday. The Thatcher Eagles came out on top against the Empire Ravens by a score of 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Thatcher had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.
Thatcher's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Shaylee Hughes, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Hughes has posted in her last four matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Draper, who had 19 digs and two aces.
Thatcher has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-18 record this season. As for Empire, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Thatcher has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Palo Verde on the 17th. As for Empire, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Sabino on the 16th.
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