The South Milwaukee Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the New Berlin West Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
South Milwaukee is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Tuesday. They came up short against Wisconsin Lutheran, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost five in a row.
South Milwaukee took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-2, 25-14, 25-20.
Meanwhile, New Berlin West hadn't done well against Shorewood recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. New Berlin West was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Shorewood.
New Berlin West can attribute much of their success to Isabella Schneider, who had six aces. That's the most aces Schneider has posted in her last ten matches.
New Berlin West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
South Milwaukee's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for New Berlin West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
South Milwaukee came up short against New Berlin West in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Can South Milwaukee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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