The Eau Claire Memorial Old Abes will challenge the Wausau West Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eau Claire Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Wausau West will be coming in after a loss.
Eau Claire Memorial took a loss when they played away from home last Sunday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Menomonie 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Old Abes this season.
Eau Claire Memorial's got stronger as the match went on, holding Menomonie to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 25-12.
Ella Staupe was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten assists and four digs. Cora Graham also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
Meanwhile, Wausau West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Northland Pines.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21.
Eau Claire Memorial's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 18-19. As for Wausau West, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.
Eau Claire Memorial beat Wausau West 2-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will the Old Abes repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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