Volleyball Preview: Southwestern Wildcats vs. Fennimore Golden Eagles
Southwestern is 2-8 against Fennimore since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southwestern Wildcats will head out to challenge the Fennimore Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Fennimore took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwestern, who comes in off a win.
Southwestern 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 blew past Boscobel 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since September 24th.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southwestern took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-9, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Fennimore came up short against Darlington on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Golden Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fennimore started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Fennimore was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matchups.
Southwestern's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Fennimore, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.
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