Oblong extended their postseason success on Thursday against Casey-Westfield. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Casey-Westfield Warriors 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Oblong had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Oblong was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Casey-Westfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Haley Schackmann had five digs and three aces. Schackmann has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Oblong is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 26 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-7 record this season. As for Casey-Westfield, they moved to 18-17 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Oblong is on the road again on Tuesday to play Heyworth at 6:00 p.m. Casey-Westfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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