Zalma hasn't had much luck against Leopold recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Zalma Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Leopold Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Zalma finally turned things around against Charleston on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Bluejays.
Zalma had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Leopold beat Meadow Heights 3-1 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Leopold found their leader in underclassman Malia Vandermierden, who had 13 digs.
Leopold was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Zalma's record is now 2-8. As for Leopold, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-1 record this season.
Zalma might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Leopold in their previous meeting on September 3rd. Can Zalma avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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