Priest River is 1-7 against Timberlake since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Priest River Spartans will take on the Timberlake Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Priest River took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Orofino 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Spartans as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Priest River got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 15-25, 25-17, 15-25, 15-3.
Meanwhile, Timberlake entered their tilt with Riverside on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the Rams out 3-2.
Timberlake took Riverside into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 12-25, 20-25, 15-5.
Priest River's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Timberlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Priest River was able to grind out a solid win over Timberlake in their previous matchup back in August, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Priest River since the team 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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