Volleyball Preview: Sparta Bulldogs vs. Okawville Rockets
Sparta hasn't had much luck against Okawville recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sparta Bulldogs will square off against the Okawville Rockets at 7:00 p.m. Sparta is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Sparta will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Chester, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Sparta had just enough and edged Chester out 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.
Meanwhile, Okawville was able to grind out a solid win over Father McGivney Catholic on Wednesday, taking the game 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 games.
Sparta is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Okawville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-19.
Sparta skirted past Okawville 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sparta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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