Volleyball Preview: Southside Mavericks vs. Bentonville West Wolverines
Southside is 9-1 against Bentonville West since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southside Mavericks will be staying on the road to face off against the Bentonville West Wolverines at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Northside, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Southside was ranked second). Southside came up short against Northside on Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Mavericks have suffered since September 14, 2023.
While Southside ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Bentonville West's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Northside by a score of 3-2. While the Wolverines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Grizzlies 25-22 in the first set.
Bentonville West took Northside into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Bentonville West got top-tier performance from Trinity Collette, who had 31 digs.
Even though they lost, Bentonville West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside only served five.
Southside's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5. As for Bentonville West, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-11.
Southside came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentonville West in their previous matchup last Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southside since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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