Odem is 2-8 against Taft since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Odem Owls will head out on the road to face off against the Taft Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Odem took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Mathis with a sharp 3-0 win.
Odem never let Mathis on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 29-27.
Meanwhile, everything went Taft's way against George West on Tuesday as Taft made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Taft won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-14, 25-16.
Odem's record is now 4-11. As for Taft, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Odem suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Taft in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Odem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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