The Casey-Westfield Warriors will face off against the Salem Wildcats at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Casey-Westfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Casey-Westfield will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Richland County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Casey-Westfield had just enough and edged Richland County out 2-1. The win was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Casey-Westfield who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-27, 25-23.
Ava Goble was nothing short of spectacular: she had 21 digs.
Casey-Westfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Salem sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Roxana on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Salem who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-22.
Casey-Westfield's win bumped their record up to 15-13. As for Salem, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Casey-Westfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Salem in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 2-0. Will Casey-Westfield repeat their success, or does Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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