Timberline has gone 9-1 against Rocky Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Timberline Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies at 6:30 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Timberline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Owyhee, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Timberline was ranked tenth). Timberline lost 3-0 to Owyhee on Tuesday. The Wolves have struggled against the Storm recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain came up short against Eagle on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rocky Mountain was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Eagle work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Rocky Mountain had strong showings from Katelynn Morrison, who had 14 digs and 23 assists, and Sophie Tanner, who had 14 digs.
Timberline's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-10. As for Rocky Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 20-8.
Timberline skirted past Rocky Mountain 3-2 when the teams last played last Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tanner, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Timberline still be able to contain Tanner? There's only one way to find out.
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