Wetumpka won the last time they faced Elmore County, and things went their way on Monday too. The Wetumpka Indians won by a set and slipped past the Elmore County Panthers 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Wetumpka got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-16, 20-25, 15-9.
Emily Stanford was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 15 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Wetumpka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.8.
Wetumpka's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-13. As for Elmore County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-9 record.
Wetumpka will be playing in front of their home fans against Percy Julian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Wetumpka is facing Percy Julian at the right time seeing as Percy Julian is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Elmore County, they will square off against Brewbaker Tech at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elmore County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
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