On Wednesday, the Elgin Comets narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mechanicsburg Indians 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
Elgin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 16-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-8.
Mechanicsburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kenzie Stillings, who had nine digs.
Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Mechanicsburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Elgin and Centerburg will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Centerburg is coming into the contest with 11 straight victories at home, so Elgin will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Mechanicsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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