La Crosse Central and Tomah are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The La Crosse Central Riverhawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tomah Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
La Crosse Central took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Onalaska out 3-2. The victory was some much needed relief for the Riverhawks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-96) La Crosse Central actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Tomah sidestepped Sparta for a 3-2 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Tomah who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 24-26, 25-19, 19-25, 16-14.
La Crosse Central's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Tomah, their win bumped their record up to 9-17.
La Crosse Central beat Tomah 2-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Does La Crosse Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tomah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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