Douglas County West has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Fort Calhoun Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Douglas County West was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercy, taking the game 2-0.
Douglas County West never let Mercy on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Fort Calhoun's way against Cornerstone Christian School on Monday as Fort Calhoun made off with a 3-0 win.
While Fort Calhoun won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 25-23.
Fort Calhoun can attribute much of their success to Sophie Weeks, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Fort Calhoun was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
The victory got Douglas County West back to even at 9-9. As for Fort Calhoun, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Douglas County West beat Fort Calhoun 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Douglas County West repeat their success, or does Fort Calhoun have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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