Southwestern waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the New Washington Mustangs. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
While Southwestern won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-11.
Southwestern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Southwestern's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for New Washington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Southwestern will have a chance to go back-to-back against New Washington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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