Volleyball Game Preview: Lamar Raiders vs. Meridian Wildcats

Lamar is a perfect 4-0 against Meridian since September of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

On Thursday, Lamar made easy work of Simpson Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lamar took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-11, 25-8.

Rylee Schimelpfening

Assists

09/25/25 vs Simpson Academy	27
09/23/25 @ Heritage Academy	23
09/18/25 @ Simpson Academy	30
09/15/25 vs Madison-Ridgeland Academy	27
09/11/25 vs Jackson Academy	31
+ 28 more games

Olivia Miles and Rylee Schimelpfening were among the main playmakers for Lamar as the former had 12 digs and seven aces and the latter had seven digs and six kills. Schimelpfening has been hot for a while, having also posted 12 or more assists the last 33 times she's played.

They weren't the only good servers: Lamar was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Meridian challenged Quitman on Thursday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-1.

Lamar's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Meridian, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.

Everything went Lamar's way against Meridian in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Lamar made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.