Mt. Vernon hasn't had much luck against Evansville Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will challenge the Evansville Memorial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Evansville Memorial took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Vernon, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Vernon is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Evansville Bosse with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Mt. Vernon might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Evansville Bosse scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-14.
Maiya Jones was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had five digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial came up short against Castle on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 25-14.
Mt. Vernon's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Evansville Memorial, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Evansville Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Mt. Vernon, Natalie West (who had 20 digs and two aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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