Slinger waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the West Bend West Spartans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Owls also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Slinger had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.
Leading Slinger to victory were Brooke Zoromski and Isabell Graf. Zoromski had 11 digs and two aces, while Graf had nine digs.
Slinger kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.2 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 4.2.
Slinger pushed their record up to 25-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Bend West, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-16.
Slinger has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Kettle Moraine on the 12th. After both having extra time off, West Bend West and Whitefish Bay will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Bend West is facing Whitefish Bay at the right time seeing as Whitefish Bay is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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