There's no place like home for Sparta, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the New Athens Yellow Jackets on Monday. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Yellow Jackets, too.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sparta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Schulein, who had 17 digs and two aces. Schulein has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruthie Pillers, who had 11 assists.
Sparta's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-12. As for New Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 19 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-21 record this season.
Sparta will venture away from home to challenge Christopher at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sparta is facing Christopher at the right time seeing as Christopher is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for New Athens, they will challenge Red Bud at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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