If Waverly wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Okemos, they should've done a better job of containing Penelope Joy. The Okemos Wolves put the hurt on the Waverly Warriors with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday thanks in part to Joy, who had eight aces and four digs. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 16 matches.
Okemos' got stronger as the match went on, holding Waverly to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 25-10.
Okemos 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.
Okemos is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-14-3 record this season. As for Waverly, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-19-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Okemos will face off against DeWitt at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, Waverly and Everett will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waverly is facing Everett at the right time seeing as Everett is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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