Volleyball Game Preview: Barry Western Wildcats vs. Astoria/VIT Rebels

The Barry Western Wildcats will face off against the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Astoria/VIT took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Barry Western, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Barry Western narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Seymour 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won five in a row.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Barry Western got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 15-6.

Allison Woods

Serving Aces

10/23/25 @ Seymour	2
10/23/25 @ Pittsfield	2
10/20/25 @ Griggsville-Perry	2
10/20/25 @ Pleasant Hill	2
10/16/25 vs Griggsville-Perry	2

Barry Western can attribute much of their success to Alysa Bareis, who had seven digs and two aces, and Allison Woods, who had four digs and two aces. Woods has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.

Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT didn't have quite enough to beat Rushville-Industry on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Astoria/VIT sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-17, 21-25, 25-17.

Astoria/VIT's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Barry Western, their victory bumped their record up to 21-10.

Barry Western was able to grind out a solid win over Astoria/VIT in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 2-0. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.