West Perry hasn't had much luck against Greencastle-Antrim recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Perry Mustangs will face off against the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m.
West Perry is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season two weeks ago. They lost 3-0 to Shippensburg.
After all that action, the final score was 26-24, 25-14, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, West Perry saw an underclassman step up: Haley Prowell had three aces and 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Prowell a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Greencastle-Antrim sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Big Spring on Tuesday.
Greencastle-Antrim took Big Spring into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-27, 22-25, 17-15.
Greencastle-Antrim can attribute much of their success to Morgan Kline, who had 14 digs and four aces, and Kinzee Hudson, who had eight digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Greencastle-Antrim was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 31 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
West Perry's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Greencastle-Antrim, their record now sits at 8-1.
West Perry might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Greencastle-Antrim when the teams last played back in August. Can West Perry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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