Volleyball Recap: West De Pere Phantoms vs. Oconto Falls Panthers
West De Pere came tearing into Saturday's game with eight straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They won by a set and slipped past the Oconto Falls Panthers 2-1. For the Phantoms, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
West De Pere had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Among those leading the charge was Adrienne Schmidt, who had eight digs and two aces.
West De Pere couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.3% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in four consecutive contests.
Rylie Shallow and Hailyn St. Louis certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Shallow had eight digs, while St. Louis had five digs and two aces.
West De Pere has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Oconto Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
West De Pere will take on Houghton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Oconto Falls, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran at 10:00 a.m.
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