Mt. Olive is 1-8 against East Alton-Wood River since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mt. Olive Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Olive came up short against South County and fell 2-0.
Mt. Olive was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22.
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River hadn't done well against Salem recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. East Alton-Wood River walked away with a 2-0 victory over Salem.
East Alton-Wood River was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Salem squad. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20.
Mt. Olive's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for East Alton-Wood River, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Mt. Olive came up short against East Alton-Wood River when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Olive avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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