The Zimmerman Thunder will venture away from home to face off against the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cambridge-Isanti took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Zimmerman, who comes in off a win.
Zimmerman took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chisago Lakes Area as Zimmerman made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Thunder have posted since September 12th.
Zimmerman was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Cambridge-Isanti didn't have quite enough to beat Becker on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Bluejackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Cambridge-Isanti sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-27, 27-25, 17-25, 15-9.
Cambridge-Isanti's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Neva Ihrke, who had seven digs, three kills, and two aces, and Alice Steman, who had 13 kills, six digs, two blocks, and two aces. That's the most aces Ihrke has posted in her last four matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Gipson, who had 11 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Even though they lost, Cambridge-Isanti kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
The victory got Zimmerman back to even at 7-7-1. As for Cambridge-Isanti, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Everything went Zimmerman's way against Cambridge-Isanti in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Zimmerman made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zimmerman since the squad 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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