Volleyball Preview: East Alton-Wood River Oilers vs. Mt. Olive Wildcats
East Alton-Wood River has been away from home for six games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Mt. Olive Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Mt. Olive took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Alton-Wood River, who comes in off a win.
East Alton-Wood River will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Salem, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. East Alton-Wood River came out on top against Salem by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
East Alton-Wood River was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Salem squad. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Mt. Olive came up short against South County on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Mt. Olive was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22.
East Alton-Wood River is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Mt. Olive, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
East Alton-Wood River was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Olive when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Will East Alton-Wood River repeat their success, or does Mt. Olive have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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