Volleyball Preview: Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks vs. Newton Local Indians
Mississinawa Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to take on the Newton Local Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newton Local took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mississinawa Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mississinawa Valley's way against National Trail as Mississinawa Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mississinawa Valley took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-8, 25-14.
Mississinawa Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caeden Fritz, who had 13 digs. Fritz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Mississinawa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Newton Local unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tri-Village.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-11, 14-25, 25-19.
Mississinawa Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Newton Local, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Mississinawa Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Newton Local struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mississinawa Valley beat Newton Local 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August. Does Mississinawa Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton Local turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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