The Desert Pines Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Western Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Desert Pines, who comes in off a win.
Desert Pines took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Sports Leadership & Management, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Jaguars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bulls on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Jaguars as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Desert Pines got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 28-26, 21-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Western came up short against Cheyenne on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Western was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Desert Pines' victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Desert Pines couldn't quite get it done against Western in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 3-1. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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