After three games on the road, Wallace is heading back home. They will welcome the Kootenai Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Wallace got the win against Clark Fork by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Wallace's feisty defense: they held Clark Fork to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Wallace relied on the efforts of Kayden Stutzke, who had seven digs and 19 assists, and Kylee Phillips, who hit 80% for nine killsten digs and nine aces. The dominant performance gave Phillips a new career-high in hitting percentage.
Wallace was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Kootenai had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mullan on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Kootenai was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-13, 15-8.
Wallace now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Kootenai, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Wallace took their victory against Kootenai in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Wallace repeat their success, or does Kootenai have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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