Waelder is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Buckholts a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Waelder Wildcats will welcome the Buckholts Badgers at 5:00 p.m.
Waelder came up short against Buckholts last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-19.
Buckholts' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elyla Velez led the charge by getting eight aces and three digs. With that strong performance, Velez is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Caylee Velez, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Buckholts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Waelder's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Buckholts, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8-3.
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