Olympia is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Athens is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Spartans will welcome the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Olympia will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Spartans walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bluejays on Thursday.
Olympia never let PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22.
Gabby Dickhut
| 10/09/25 @ PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central | 3 |
| 10/07/25 vs Riverton | 1 |
| 10/04/25 vs Eureka | 1 |
| 10/04/25 vs Moline | 1 |
| 09/30/25 vs New Berlin | 1 |
Olympia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabby Dickhut, who had five kills and three aces, and Kinley Steinkamp, who had 19 assists and three digs. Those three aces gave Dickhut a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Athens had just enough and edged out Riverton 2-1 on Thursday.
Athens had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Athens' win bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Olympia, the victory got them back to even at 15-15.
Olympia couldn't quite get it done against Athens in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Will the Spartans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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