Volleyball Preview: Sandwich Indians vs. Ottawa Pirates
The Sandwich Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Ottawa Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sandwich will be strutting in after a win while Ottawa will be coming in after a defeat.
Sandwich took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodstock, sneaking past 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Indians have posted since September 15th.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Sandwich got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 21-25, 25-11.
| 10/15/25 vs Woodstock | 14 |
| 09/15/25 @ Woodstock | 5 |
| 10/14/25 @ Parkview Christian Academy | 4 |
| 10/01/25 vs Johnsburg | 4 |
| 09/02/25 @ Somonauk | 3 |
Sandwich can attribute much of their success to Bailey Frieders, who had 14 digs, and Khloe White, who had 11 digs and one block. Those 14 digs gave Frieders a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Ottawa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of LaSalle-Peru.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-10.
Sandwich's win bumped their record up to 7-20. As for Ottawa, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20-2.
Sandwich couldn't quite get it done against Ottawa in their previous matchup back in September of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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