The West Salem Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Cotter Ramblers at 9:00 a.m. The last three games West Salem has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, West Salem narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Dodgeville 2-1.
West Salem 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 21-25, 25-19, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Cotter entered their tilt with St. Charles on Thursday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Fighting Saints as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-9.
Cotter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups.
West Salem is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Cotter, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
West Salem came out on top in a nail-biter against Cotter in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Does West Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cotter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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