Mt. Olive is 0-3 against Cornerstone Christian since September of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. The Mt. Olive Wildcats will challenge the Cornerstone Christian Cyclones at 10:15 a.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Olive took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Pawnee. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Mt. Olive was dominant in the second set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Pawnee squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Cornerstone Christian entered their tilt with Heyworth on Monday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-22.
Mt. Olive's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Cornerstone Christian, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Mt. Olive came up short against Cornerstone Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, 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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