Volleyball Preview: Southside Mavericks vs. Rogers Mountaineers
After eight games on the road, Southside is heading back home. They will host the Rogers Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside will be strutting in after a win while Rogers will be coming in after a loss.
Southside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville West, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Southside was ranked second). Southside came out on top against Bentonville West by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Har-Ber.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 16-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Rogers had strong showings from Mia Hatch, who had six digs and ten assists, and Olivia Mccarty, who had six digs.
Southside is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-24.
Southside took their victory against Rogers in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Southside repeat their success, or does Rogers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
