Belleville West waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the O'Fallon Panthers out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Maroons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Belleville West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Belleville West was led to victory by Mia Leech and Charli Coppernoll. Leech had 12 digs, while Coppernoll had nine digs.
Belleville West's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for O'Fallon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Belleville West's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Mater Dei at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Mater Dei will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Belleville West surely won't give up without a fight. As for O'Fallon, they are on the road again on Friday to play Danville at 6:00 p.m. O'Fallon is facing Danville at the right time seeing as Danville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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