The Winside Wildcats will square off against the Pender Pendragons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Winside will be strutting in after a victory while Pender will be coming in after a loss.
Winside will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Wausa, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Winside's way against Wausa on Tuesday as Winside made off with a 3-0 win. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
A big factor in the win was Winside's feisty defense: they held Wausa to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-18, 25-11.
Winside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pender came up short against Howells-Dodge on Thursday and fell 2-0.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Howells-Dodge scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19.
Winside is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Pender, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Winside came up short against Pender in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Winside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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