The Southwest Trojans will face off against the Purdy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southwest and Crane met for a duel on Monday where Southwest couldn't get it done. Southwest fell 3-1 to Crane.
While Southwest ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Southwest had strong showings from Laura Henry, who had 12 digs, a kill, and 16 assists, and Montana Skelton, who had 13 digs and three kills.
Meanwhile, Purdy suffered their biggest defeat since September 17th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Galena.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-12.
Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 4-17-2. As for Purdy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Southwest took their win against Purdy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest 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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