Elkhart hasn't had much luck against Westwood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Elks will take on the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Westwood took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Elkhart, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Elkhart made easy work of Mexia and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Elks haven't had any issues with the Black Cats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
One reason for the win was Elkhart's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-12.
Mallari Pittman
| 10/10/25 @ Mexia | 20 |
| 10/07/25 @ Groesbeck | 11 |
| 10/03/25 @ Buffalo | 8 |
| 09/30/25 @ Teague | 12 |
| 09/26/25 @ Fairfield | 8 |
| 09/23/25 @ Neches | 22 |
Elkhart relied on the efforts of Mallari Pittman, who had 20 assists, and Marisa Denney, who had five assists and three digs. That's the most assists Pittman has posted over her last six contests.
Elkhart was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Westwood came up short against Fairfield on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Westwood was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Fairfield's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-15, 25-17.
Westwood's loss dropped their record down to 10-20. As for Elkhart, their victory bumped their record up to 21-13.
Everything went Elkhart's way against Westwood in their previous meeting back in September, as Elkhart made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Elks since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
