South Point has won eight straight games at home, while Westfall has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Pointers will take on the Mustangs in a tournament on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, South Point beat Dawson-Bryant 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 14-25, 25-23.
Unioto came into Thursday's match looking for another win against Westfall, but Joni Snyder wouldn't allow it. The Mustangs won by a set and slipped past the Shermans 3-2 thanks in part to Snyder, who had 11 digs and eight aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Westfall who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-27, 25-14, 23-25, 15-8.
Westfall's win came from a few key players South Point will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cora Bruce, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September. Morgan Kearney was another key player, getting eight digs and three aces.
Westfall was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
South Point's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Westfall, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.