The Wheeling Wildcats will face off against the Proviso West Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling will be strutting in after a win while Proviso West will be coming in after a defeat.
Wheeling took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Elk Grove. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Grenadiers: they've now won three in a row.
Wheeling never let Elk Grove on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Proviso West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Leyden.
Proviso West started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Proviso West's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Wheeling, their victory bumped their record up to 19-12.
Wheeling beat Proviso West 2-0 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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