The Washburn Pirates will take on the Cosby Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Washburn has seven straight victories, Cosby has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Washburn's win against Union County wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Pirates won by a set and slipped past the Patriots 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Washburn who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 15-25, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Cosby didn't have quite enough to beat Cocke County on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Fighting Cocks 25-21 in the first set.
Cosby took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 26-28, 25-14, 15-12.
Washburn's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Cosby, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Washburn was able to grind out a solid win over Cosby in their previous meeting last Tuesday, winning 3-1. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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