The Warsaw Wildcats are on the road again on Monday to play the Smithton Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Warsaw didn't have quite enough to beat Knob Noster and fell 3-2. The Wildcats have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Warsaw sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 22-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Smithton got the win against Leeton on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Smithton was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-6, 25-11.
Smithton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Warsaw's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Smithton, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Warsaw was able to grind out a solid win over Smithton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Smithton's Lily Rodriguez, who had 23 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Warsaw still be able to contain Rodriguez? There's only one way to find out.
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