After both having extra time off, the Purdy Eagles and the Blue Eye Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Eye took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Purdy, who comes in off a win.
Purdy 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 came out on top against Southwest by a score of 3-1.
Purdy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Blue Eye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Galena.
Blue Eye was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-23, 25-13.
Purdy's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Blue Eye, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
Purdy came out on top in a nail-biter against Blue Eye in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Purdy 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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