The Mt. Olive Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Nokomis Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Mt. Olive came up short against Calvary and fell 2-0. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Saints recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mt. Olive was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Nokomis came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Lancers out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Nokomis who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-10.
Mt. Olive's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Nokomis, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Mt. Olive came up short against Nokomis in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Mt. Olive avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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