Van Wert hasn't had much luck against Shawnee recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Van Wert Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Shawnee Indians at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Van Wert is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson.
Van Wert started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Shawnee entered their game against Covington on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Shawnee fell 2-0 to Covington. It was the first time this season that the Indians let down their fans at home.
Shawnee was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 27-25.
Van Wert's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Shawnee, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Van Wert might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Shawnee in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Van Wert avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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