Volleyball Preview: Elkhart Elks vs. Mexia Black Cats
The Elkhart Elks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mexia Black Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elkhart will be strutting in after a win while Mexia will be coming in after a loss.
Elkhart will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Groesbeck, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Elkhart put the hurt on Groesbeck with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Elkhart never let Groesbeck on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 25-15.
Elkhart found their leader in underclassman Marisa Denney, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Denney a new career-high in aces.
Elkhart was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mexia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Fairfield.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-7, 25-14.
Elkhart's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-12. As for Mexia, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything went Elkhart's way against Mexia in their previous meeting back in September, as Elkhart made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Elkhart repeat their success, or does Mexia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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