The Providence Grove Patriots and the Wheatmore Warriors are set to duel on Thursday. Providence Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Wheatmore will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Providence Grove finally turned things around against Eastern Randolph on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wildcats.
Providence Grove was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Callie Hodges and Cheyenne Collins were among the main playmakers for Providence Grove as the former had 17 digs and the latter had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in aces. Madisyn Neighbors was another key player, getting 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Wheatmore didn't have quite enough to beat Central Davidson on Monday and fell 3-2. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wheatmore took Central Davidson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 18-25, 22-25, 15-7.
Providence Grove's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-13. As for Wheatmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Providence Grove beat Wheatmore 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Providence Grove since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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