Volleyball Preview: West Salem Panthers vs. Viroqua Blackhawks
West Salem is 10-0 against Viroqua since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Salem Panthers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Viroqua Blackhawks, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, West Salem beat La Crosse Logan 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: West Salem took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12.
West Salem got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Leah Brigson out in front who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: West Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Viroqua hadn't done well against Westby recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Viroqua walked away with a 3-1 victory over Westby. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Viroqua was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 26-24.
West Salem has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Viroqua, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
West Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Viroqua when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will West Salem repeat their success, or does Viroqua have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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