Kalida has won eight straight games at home, while Leipsic has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Wildcats will welcome the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kalida will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Crestview, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Knights 3-2.
Kalida took Crestview into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 26-24, 25-20, 26-28, 15-8.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Leipsic and Ottoville meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Vikings put the hurt on the Big Green with a sharp 3-0 win.
Leipsic was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 25-17.
Leipsic's victory bumped their record up to 17-1. As for Kalida, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
Kalida might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Leipsic in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Vikings' Jaelynn Siefer, who had 13 digs and seven aces. Now that the Wildcats know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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