On Saturday, Waverly faced Elkhorn South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Waverly Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Elkhorn South Storm 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Waverly was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (69-65), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Elkhorn South's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isabel Junior, who had 13 digs, and Shaylee Studnicka, who had eight digs.
Waverly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Elkhorn South, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Waverly will be playing in front of their home fans against Bennington at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waverly is on a four-game streak of home wins, Bennington a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Elkhorn South has already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Pius X on the 5th.
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