Volleyball Preview: Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks vs. Houston Wildcats
The Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Houston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mississinawa Valley has three straight wins, Houston has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Mississinawa Valley beat Botkins 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-27, 25-10.
Caeden Fritz was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs.
Mississinawa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Houston didn't have quite enough to beat Franklin Monroe on Saturday and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jets 26-24 in the first period.
Houston was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Franklin Monroe work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-18, 21-25, 15-9.
Mississinawa Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Mississinawa Valley beat Houston 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mississinawa Valley 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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