The Silver Lake Mustangs will challenge the Ansley/Litchfield Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Silver Lake took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. They blew past McCool Junction 3-0. Silver Lake hasn't had any issues with McCool Junction recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Silver Lake was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Ansley/Litchfield was able to grind out a solid win over Elm Creek on Thursday, taking the game 2-0.
Ansley/Litchfield not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Elm Creek to exactly 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20.
Silver Lake better focus on containing Garittee Smith and Ava Paitz as the pair were huge in Ansley/Litchfield's win. Smith had 12 digs and two aces, while Paitz had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Paitz has posted since back in October of 2024.
Silver Lake couldn't quite get it done against Ansley/Litchfield when the teams last played back in August of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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