Oakwood volleyball to play for third place in Vermilion County Tournament

By Fred Kroner

The Oakwood Comets split their two volleyball matches on Saturday (Oct. 14) in the Vermilion County Tournament at Danville Area Community College and moved into the third-place match.

Oakwood dropped a three-set decision to top-seeded defending champion Westville, 22-25, 25-19, 15-11, before avenging a loss to Salt Fork (10-13) from 48 hours earlier with a 25-23, 22-25, 15-7 triumph.

The Comets (9-16) face Armstrong-Potomac (11-13) in the 6 p.m. third-place match on Monday (Oct 16) at DACC. Westville (27-3) and Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (20-7) play in the championship match at 7 p.m.

The Comets entered the Vermilion County Tournament following a tough three-set loss at home to Salt Fork on Thursday (Oct. 12), 25-21, 13-25, 26-24.

Four of the team’s losses this season have been in three-set matches, including one to Armstrong-Potomac in September.