Volleyball Game Preview: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. West Johnston Wildcats

The Middle Creek Mustangs will face off against the West Johnston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Middle Creek proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Holly Springs. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Golden Hawks since September 2, 2021.

Middle Creek wouldn't go down easily and took Holly Springs into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 17-25, 16-14.

Middle Creek can attribute much of their success to Cameron Gerber, who had 27 digs and two aces, and Addison Davis, who had eight digs and two aces.

Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Johnston had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Trojans. The Wildcats not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since September 11th (when they won 3-0).

Middle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for West Johnston, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.