Volleyball Preview: Okawville Rockets vs. Sparta Bulldogs
Okawville is 8-2 against Sparta since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Okawville Rockets will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Sparta Bulldogs, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Okawville beat Father McGivney Catholic 2-0.
Okawville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14.
Okawville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Meanwhile, Sparta hadn't done well against Chester recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Sparta skirted past Chester 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Sparta who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-23.
Okawville's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-19. As for Sparta, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-11.
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