Volleyball Preview: Midlothian Panthers vs. Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
Midlothian has won nine straight games at home, while Midlothian Heritage has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Midlothian's way against Red Oak as Midlothian made off with a 3-0 victory.
Midlothian never let Red Oak on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-23.
Midlothian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 44.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 39%.
Meanwhile, Midlothian Heritage got the win against Crandall on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 32-7 record this season. As for Midlothian Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 23-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Midlothian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Midlothian Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Midlothian took their victory against Midlothian Heritage when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. Does Midlothian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midlothian Heritage turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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