The Black River Falls Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Viroqua Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Black River Falls turned things around against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Red Hawks by a score of 3-1.
While Black River Falls might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Viroqua hadn't done well against Westby recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Blackhawks walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Norsemen.
Viroqua got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 30-28, 25-17, 25-18.
Viroqua's record is now 19-3. As for Black River Falls, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 5-19.
Black River Falls suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Viroqua when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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