Volleyball Preview: Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks vs. Newton Local Indians
Mississinawa Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Newton Local is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks will welcome the Newton Local Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mississinawa Valley will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Preble Shawnee, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Mississinawa Valley put the hurt on Preble Shawnee with a sharp 3-0 victory last Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-8, 25-12.
Mississinawa Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Newton Local got the win against Houston on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Newton Local was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-21.
Newton Local can attribute much of their success to Hannah Williams, who had 18 digs. Williams is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Mississinawa Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Newton Local, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Mississinawa Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Newton Local struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mississinawa Valley beat Newton Local 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Mississinawa Valley repeat their success, or does Newton Local have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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