The Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers will face off against the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Knights at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Westbrook-Walnut Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Olivia Locke, who had nine digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 8-1-1. As for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Westbrook-Walnut Grove suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Westbrook-Walnut Grove have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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