Timberline hasn't had much luck against North Thurston recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Timberline Blazers will venture away from home to square off against the North Thurston Rams at 7:15 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Timberline made easy work of River Ridge and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blazers.
One reason for the win was Timberline's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-13.
Timberline found their leader in underclassman Jovie Lind, who had nine digs and two aces.
Timberline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, North Thurston came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Lancers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While North Thurston won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-16, 25-13.
Timberline has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for North Thurston, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Timberline has serving mastered this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like North Thurston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Timberline suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to North Thurston in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Timberline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
