Waverly has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to challenge the South Webster Jeeps at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Webster took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Waverly, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Waverly sidestepped Minford for a 3-2 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Waverly who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, South Webster's undefeated season came to an end after 11 games on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wheelersburg by a score of 3-2. The loss put an end to the Jeeps' undefeated start to the season.
South Webster took Wheelersburg into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-4.
South Webster's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lauren Kaltenbach, who had 14 digs and four aces, and Kinley Horner, who had 17 digs. That's the most aces Kaltenbach has posted since back in October of 2023.
Waverly has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for South Webster, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
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