The Galena Pirates will challenge the Eastland Cougars at 6:00  p.m.  on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the  matchup red-hot, with Galena sitting on  three straight  wins and Eastland on five.
Galena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup  on Wednesday. They came out on top against Lena-Winslow by a score of  2-0.

 Zoe Blaum
| 10/29/25 vs Lena-Winslow | 19 | 
| 09/08/25 vs Cuba City | 18 | 
| 10/16/25 @ Scales Mound | 13 | 
| 09/11/25 @ Stockton | 13 | 
| 10/14/25 @ East Dubuque | 12 | 
 Galena got their  victory on the backs of several key players, but it was  Zoe Blaum out in front who  had 19  digs and two assists. Those  19  digs gave  Blaum a new career-high.  Emma Ehrler was another key player,  getting 33  assists and 14  digs.
 Meanwhile, Eastland posted their closest  win since October 11th on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Milledgeville  2-1.
 Eastland's victory bumped their record up to 27-10. As for Galena, their win bumped their record up to 29-6.
 Galena was able to grind out a solid  victory over Eastland when the teams last played  back in October of 2024, winning  2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the  squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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