It'll be Battle of the Birds when Thunderbirds takes on the Thoreau Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Zuni is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Zuni came up short against Navajo Prep and fell 3-1.
Zuni came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Thoreau waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Cougars.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 26-24.
Thoreau's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keira Begay led the charge by getting 15 digs and 20 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jodee Delgarito, who had ten digs, three kills, and two aces.
Thoreau was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Zuni's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Thoreau, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Zuni suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Thoreau in their previous meeting on October 12th. Can Zuni avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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