Dupo hasn't had much luck against Steeleville recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Dupo Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Steeleville Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Dupo finally turned things around against Cahokia on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Comanches.
Dupo easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16.
Dupo found their leader in underclassman Adyson Thornton, who had 24 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Thornton has posted in her last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Steeleville had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Appleknockers by a score of 2-0.
Steeleville easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-20.
Dupo's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-19. As for Steeleville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Dupo came up short against Steeleville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Dupo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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