After both having extra time off, the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals and the Fort Wayne South Side Archers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Fort Wayne Wayne came up short against Fort Wayne Canterbury and fell 3-1. While the Generals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cavaliers 25-21 in the first set.
Fort Wayne Wayne started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Wayne saw an underclassman step up: Story Gaines had four kills, three aces, and a block. That's the most aces Gaines has posted in her last five contests.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne South Side was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 27th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Bend Riley.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: South Bend Riley scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19.
Fort Wayne Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Fort Wayne South Side, their loss dropped their record down to 0-24.
Fort Wayne Wayne skirted past Fort Wayne South Side 2-1 in their previous matchup last Saturday. Will Fort Wayne Wayne repeat their success, or does Fort Wayne South Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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