On Thursday Wausa will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack.
Wausa lost 3-0 to West Holt on Tuesday.
While Wausa was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into West Holt's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John entered their tilt with Archangels Catholic on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Defenders by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Elgin/Pope John was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-10.
Elgin/Pope John's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kate Furstenau led the charge by getting 15 digs and two aces. Furstenau is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braelyn Martinsen, who had 12 digs, three kills, and a block.
Wausa's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Elgin/Pope John, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Wausa came up short against Elgin/Pope John in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Wausa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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