Volleyball Game Preview: Bethel Wildcats vs. Masuk Panthers

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 1:38am

Volleyball Preview: Bethel Wildcats vs. Masuk Panthers

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Bethel hasn't had much luck against Masuk recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Masuk Panthers at 11:30 a.m.

Bethel is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Milford.

The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-11, 25-12.

Meanwhile, Masuk was able to grind out a solid win over Pomperaug on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Masuk.

Masuk was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, 25-9.

Among those leading the charge was Calista Mitrakis, who had ten digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.

Masuk was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.

Bethel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Masuk, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

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