Onalaska waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the West Salem Panthers out 2-1. This was payback for the Hilltoppers, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Onalaska had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Among those leading the charge was Mckenzie Bauer, who had 19 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last 12 times she's played.
Loss or not, West Salem got some senior leadership from Izzie Clements and Leah Brigson. Clements had 18 digs and ten assists, while Brigson had 16 digs. Those 18 digs set a new season-high mark for Clements.
Onalaska has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for West Salem, they moved to 20-6 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Onalaska has already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Sparta on the 10th. As for West Salem, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Dodgeville on the 5th.
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