Volleyball Preview: Salem Wildcats vs. East Alton-Wood River Oilers
The Salem Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Salem didn't have quite enough to beat Columbia and fell 2-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Salem sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18, 23-25, 29-27.
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River came into Saturday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Sullivan out 2-1.
East Alton-Wood River had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-19, 15-5.
Salem's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for East Alton-Wood River, their victory bumped their record up to 13-18.
Salem came up short against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in September, falling 2-0. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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