On Saturday, the Algoma Wolves narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Algoma got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 14-25, 15-7.
Olivia Cabino was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs and two aces.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kendyl Kessen, who had 11 digs, and Makayla Meronk, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Meronk has posted in her last 11 games.
Algoma has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-8 record.
Algoma's road trip will continue as they head out to face Roncalli at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Algoma is facing Roncalli at the right time seeing as Roncalli is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, they will head out to challenge Bonduel at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bonduel is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Wittenberg-Birnamwood will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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