South Decatur waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Oldenburg Academy Twisters , sneaking past 3-2. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Twisters walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
South Decatur was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Oldenburg Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Vanderpohl, who had 16 digs, and Felicity Brelage, who had seven digs.
South Decatur pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oldenburg Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 16-8 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Decatur will venture away from home to square off against Rising Sun at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Oldenburg Academy, they will square off against Franklin County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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