The Waterloo Bulldogs will face off against the Marion Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Waterloo beat Pinckneyville 2-0. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Waterloo easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-14.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Marion duked it out with Herrin on Thursday. The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 2-1.
Marion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 15-16. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 26-9.
Waterloo was able to grind out a solid win over Marion when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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