Waterloo hadn't done well against Mineral Ridge recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Waterloo Vikings narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mineral Ridge Rams 3-2. For the Vikings, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Waterloo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 13-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10.
Waterloo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive games.
Waterloo has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Mineral Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Waterloo has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against McDonald on the 1st. As for Mineral Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Springfield on the 1st.
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