The Chinle Wildcats will face off against the Winslow Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Chinle is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 23, 2023 on Thursday. They came up short against Show Low, falling 3-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Winslow entered their contest against Page on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Winslow took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Page.
Winslow came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-13.
Even though they lost, Winslow 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 six aces in six consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Chinle and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Winslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Chinle beat Winslow 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Chinle repeat their success, or does Winslow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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