Archbishop Alter came into Saturday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past the West Liberty-Salem Tigers 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Knights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Archbishop Alter got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 32-34, 25-17.
Archbishop Alter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in five consecutive games.
Archbishop Alter's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for West Liberty-Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Archbishop Alter didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 win vs. Tri-Village on the 21st. West Liberty-Salem has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Minster on the 21st.
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