The Nezperce Nighthawks will face off against the St. John Bosco Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nezperce will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Genesee, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Nighthawks narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Bulldogs 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Nighthawks have posted since September 4th.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Nezperce who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco Academy had to endure a six-match losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Highland by a score of 3-1 back in September.
While St. John Bosco Academy might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Highland scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 16-25, 25-23, 25-20.
The win got Nezperce back to even at 9-9. As for St. John Bosco Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Nezperce beat St. John Bosco Academy 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Nighthawks repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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