Homer-Center is 1-7 against West Shamokin since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Homer-Center Wildcats will face off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Homer-Center finally turned things around against River Valley on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.
In the three sets Homer-Center was on fire: they won each by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Homer-Center to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sarah Steffey, who had 11 digs.
Homer-Center 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 games.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Stingers 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-14, 25-23.
Homer-Center's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for West Shamokin, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Homer-Center might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from West Shamokin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Homer-Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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