The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds will square off against the St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Mary Catholic took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Iola-Scandinavia, who comes in off a win.
Iola-Scandinavia took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Shiocton.
Iola-Scandinavia had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-27, 26-24, 25-18, 15-10.
Meanwhile, St. Mary Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Manitowoc Lutheran on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Zephyrs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Mary Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Manitowoc Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 15-7.
Iola-Scandinavia's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for St. Mary Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Iola-Scandinavia might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from St. Mary Catholic in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Iola-Scandinavia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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