The Salem Wildcats will square off against the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Salem had just enough and edged Roxana out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Salem got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 20-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield hadn't done well against Richland County recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Casey-Westfield had just enough and edged Richland County out 2-1. The victory was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Casey-Westfield got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-27, 25-23.
Ava Goble had a dynamite game for Casey-Westfield, getting 21 digs.
Casey-Westfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Salem has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Casey-Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 15-13.
Salem came up short against Casey-Westfield in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, 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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