The Lawrence Free State Firebirds will head out on the road to  square off against  the Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers  at 6:30  p.m.  on Thursday.
Lawrence Free State managed to slip by Mill Valley the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Firebirds lost  3-0 to the Jaguars on Tuesday.
 While Lawrence Free State was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Mill Valley's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 26-24,  27-25.
Gardner-Edgerton not only won  on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win  since September 25th (when they won  3-0). They were the clear victors by  a  3-0 margin over Shawnee Mission East.
 Gardner-Edgerton's got stronger as the match went on, holding Shawnee Mission East to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-22,  25-21.
 Gardner-Edgerton's win bumped their record up to 18-8. As for Lawrence Free State, their loss was  their fourth straight on the road, which  dropped their record down to 13-9.
 Lawrence Free State beat Gardner-Edgerton 2-0  in their previous meeting  back in August. Will the Firebirds repeat their success,  or do  the Trailblazers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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