The Archbishop Alter Knights will face off against the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Archbishop Alter has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while West Liberty-Salem will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Archbishop Alter came up short against Chaminade Julienne Catholic and fell 3-1.
While Archbishop Alter had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-15, 10-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, West Liberty-Salem beat Greeneview 3-1 on Tuesday.
West Liberty-Salem was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (87-86), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 11-25, 25-18, 25-22.
West Liberty-Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive matches.
Archbishop Alter's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for West Liberty-Salem, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Archbishop Alter skirted past West Liberty-Salem 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Archbishop Alter repeat their success, or does West Liberty-Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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