Volleyball Preview: West Bend East Suns vs. Mukwonago Indians
West Bend East hasn't had much luck against Mukwonago recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The West Bend East Suns will be staying on the road to face off against the Mukwonago Indians at 9:10 a.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Saturday, West Bend East had just enough and edged Brookfield Central out 2-1.
West Bend East was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (56-55), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 15-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Mukwonago entered their tilt with Catholic Memorial on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They won by a set and slipped past the Crusaders 3-2.
Mukwonago was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-101), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Mukwonago relied on the efforts of Alexis Gardner, who had 29 digs, and Elyse Lange, who had 14 digs. With that strong performance, Gardner is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
West Bend East's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-26. As for Mukwonago, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
West Bend East came up short against Mukwonago in their previous matchup on Saturday, falling 2-0. Can West Bend East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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