It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westmont had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Chicago Academy Cougars 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Sentinels sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Westmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 25-19.
Westmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Westmont is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Chicago Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Westmont will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Timothy Christian at 6:00 p.m. Timothy Christian will roll in looking for their 34th straight victory, something Westmont surely won't give up without a fight. Chicago Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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