Dieterich hasn't had much luck against Altamont recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dieterich Movin Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Altamont Indians at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dieterich sitting on five straight victories and Altamont on three.
Last Monday, Dieterich narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cumberland 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Dieterich who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 24-26, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Altamont had just enough and edged Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City out 2-1 last Tuesday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Altamont got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-27, 25-19.
Altamont's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Fleeharty, who had nine digs, and Makaylee Splechter, who had 15 digs, two kills, and 37 assists. Splechter has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Dieterich is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Altamont, their victory bumped their record up to 9-7.
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