East Alton-Wood River won the last time they faced Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, and things went their way on Saturday too. The East Alton-Wood River Oilers had just enough and edged the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Oilers.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (59-51) East Alton-Wood River actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Jayde Kassler had a dynamite game for East Alton-Wood River, getting 28 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Kassler a new career-high in aces.
East Alton-Wood River has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
East Alton-Wood River didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat vs. Hillsboro on the 21st. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City has also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Farina South Central on the 21st.
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