After flying high against Centralia on Tuesday, Black Hills came back down to earth. The Wolves came up short against the Tumwater Thunderbirds on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Thunderbirds recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Piper Manning
| 10/23/25 @ Tumwater | 12 |
| 10/21/25 vs Centralia | 14 |
| 10/16/25 @ Shelton | 20 |
Despite the defeat, Black Hills saw an underclassman step up: freshman Piper Manning had 12 digs and one assist. Manning is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Tumwater can attribute much of their success to Chloe Henderson, who had ten digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Henderson a new career-high in assists (three).
Black Hills' loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Tumwater, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-2-2.
Black Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Aberdeen on the 28th. As for Tumwater, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Centralia on the 27th.
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