Mt. Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Southwestern Piasa Birds by a score of 2-1. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Piasa Birds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Mt. Olive started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Mt. Olive's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Southwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 9-15.
Mt. Olive didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 loss against Staunton on the 12th. As for Southwestern, they will square off against Carrollton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Southwestern has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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