The Van Buren Black Knights will challenge the Minster Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Van Buren's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Minster has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Van Buren got the win against Columbus Grove by a conclusive 3-0.
Van Buren never let Columbus Grove on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Minster came into Wednesday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Allen East 3-0 on Wednesday.
While Minster won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.
Minster was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Van Buren has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Minster, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
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