The West Shore Wildcats will take on the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
West Shore lost 3-0 to Bayside on Wednesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While West Shore had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-22, 25-17.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Melbourne Central Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Titusville on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 25-17.
Emma Martin and Hailey Kerestes were among the main playmakers for Melbourne Central Catholic as the former had 19 digs and three aces and the latter had 11 digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Melbourne Central Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
West Shore now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-7.
Everything went West Shore's way against Melbourne Central Catholic when the teams last played back in August as West Shore made off with a 3-0 victory. Does West Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Melbourne Central Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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