Wakpala is on a four-game streak of home losses, McLaughlin a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m.
Wakpala came up short against North Central on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Wakpala was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into North Central's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-8, 25-10.
Meanwhile, McLaughlin posted their biggest victory since October 18, 2023 last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Takini as McLaughlin made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was McLaughlin's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-13.
Wakpala's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for McLaughlin, their victory bumped their record up to 4-17.
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