It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Middleton had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Onalaska Hilltoppers as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Middleton was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-20.
Sadie Newcomb paced Middleton's offense, picking up 13 kills. Newcomb got some help from
Andrea Wipperfurth and her 31 assists. Wipperfurth was also solid from the service line: she led the team with five aces.
Middleton pushed their record up to 29-6 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Onalaska, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-10.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withVerona at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Middleton surely won't give up without a fight. Onalaska does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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