After six games on the road, Southwest is heading back home. They will welcome the Verona Wildcats at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday. The last four games Southwest has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Thursday, Southwest didn't have quite enough to beat Wheaton and fell 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Southwest sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Verona hadn't done well against McAuley Catholic recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Verona came out on top in a nail-biter against McAuley Catholic , sneaking past 3-2.
Verona was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Verona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Southwest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16-2 record this season. As for Verona, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-13-3.
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