Southwest and Golden City are an even 4-4 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Southwest will be strutting in after a victory while Golden City will be coming in after a loss.
Olivia Hnem
| 10/02/25 vs Wheaton | 27 |
| 09/29/25 vs Cassville | 30 |
| 09/27/25 vs Conway | 20 |
| 09/27/25 vs Blue Eye | 12 |
Southwest had lost eight straight headed into Thursday's contest, but Olivia Hnem didn't let it get to nine. The Trojans walked away with a 3-1 win over Wheaton on Thursday with plenty of help from Hnem, who had 27 digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Southwest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Golden City lost 3-0 to New Heights Christian Academy on Monday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-3, 25-9.
Golden City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Southwest has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Golden City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid win over Golden City in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
