Volleyball Preview: Arlington Red Devils vs. Kalida Wildcats
Arlington hasn't had much luck against Kalida recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Arlington Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Kalida Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Arlington is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
On Wednesday, Arlington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ada 3-2.
Arlington took Ada into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 25-16, 25-20, 24-26, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Kalida didn't have quite enough to beat Crestview on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Kalida sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-21, 23-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Kalida was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Arlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Kalida, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Arlington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Kalida in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Arlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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