The Poston Butte Broncos will head out on the road to square off against the Estrella Foothills Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Poston Butte lost 3-0 to Cactus Shadows on Wednesday. The Broncos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Estrella Foothills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Cactus on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wolves as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Estrella Foothills took Cactus into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 18-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Poston Butte better keep an eye on Cruz Alvarado. He was instrumental in Estrella Foothills' win, getting 13 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Alvarado a new career-high. Jacob Maznio also deserves some recognition as he served his first aces of the season.
Estrella Foothills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Poston Butte's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Estrella Foothills, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-10.
Poston Butte came up short against Estrella Foothills in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, falling 2-0. Can the Broncos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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