Volleyball Preview: Western Wildcats vs. Everglades Gators
Western is 5-0 against Everglades since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Western Wildcats are on the road again to play the Everglades Gators at 4:30 p.m. Western will be strutting in after a victory while Everglades will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Western finally turned things around against Franklin Academy on Saturday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Western was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Everglades came up short against Miami Country Day on Saturday and fell 2-0. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Everglades was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-18.
Western's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Everglades, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Western beat Everglades 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western since the team 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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