The Mt. Vernon Wildcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Martinsville Artesians.
Mt. Vernon lost 3-0 to Evansville Memorial on Wednesday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-5, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Martinsville can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Whiteland 3-2.
Martinsville wouldn't go down easily and took Whiteland into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Martinsville can attribute much of their success to Emily Martin, who had 23 digs, and Evea Ennis, who had nine digs, two kills, and two kills. What's more, Ennis also posted a 20% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Mylee Jarrett, who had 15 digs.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Martinsville, they pushed their record up to 9-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mt. Vernon came up short against Martinsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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