The Spokane Owls will venture away from home to challenge the Greenwood Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Spokane didn't have quite enough to beat Clever and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 28-26, 23-25, 18-16.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Makenna Gideon, who had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Evans, who had 32 digs and a kill.
Meanwhile, Greenwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Diamond.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15.
Spokane now has a losing record at 5-6-2. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Spokane beat Greenwood 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spokane 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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