Southwestern came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the New Washington Mustangs. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
Southwestern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-13.
Southwestern can attribute much of their success to Kaylee Hite, who had ten digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Hite a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Southwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive contests.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for New Washington, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwestern and South Ripley are set to duel on Thursday. As for New Washington, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Switzerland County at 6:00 p.m.
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