Brooks hasn't had much luck against Deshler recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Brooks is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 26, 2023 on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Florence. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Lions as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Brooks got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 30-28, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Deshler's way against Addison on Thursday as Deshler made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Deshler never let Addison on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-22, 25-21.
Deshler relied on the efforts of Julia Petty, who had eight digs and a block, and Kendall Scogin, who had eight digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Deshler kept the net locked down and finished the game with 21 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in five consecutive matchups.
Brooks' victory bumped their record up to 5-20. As for Deshler, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-7 record this season.
Brooks might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Deshler when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Brooks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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