Water Valley is 9-1 against Bronte since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Water Valley Wildcats will challenge the Bronte Longhorns at 1:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Water Valley comes in on nine and Bronte on three.
Last Tuesday, everything went Water Valley's way against Paint Rock as Water Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Water Valley's feisty defense: they held Paint Rock to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-3, 25-2.
Water Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bronte got the win against Paint Rock on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Bronte's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-6, 25-5.
Water Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Bronte, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
Water Valley came up short against Bronte in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Water Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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