After both having extra time off, the Woodland Warriors and the Midland Timberwolves will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland will be strutting in after a win while Midland will be coming in after a defeat.
Woodland took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They skirted past Henry-Senachwine 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last seven times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Woodland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Midland didn't have quite enough to beat Dwight on Monday and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Timberwolves in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost five in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Midland sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-20.
Woodland's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 7-16. As for Midland, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-8.
Woodland was able to grind out a solid win over Midland when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Timberwolves have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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