Volleyball Preview: Southwood Knights vs. Muncie Central Bearcats
The Southwood Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Muncie Central Bearcats at 9:00 a.m. Muncie Central took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwood, who comes in off a win.
Southwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Muncie Central: they just beat Manchester at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Southwood put the hurt on Manchester with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday.
The victory didn't come easy: Manchester scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16, 25-11.
Southwood 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 eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Muncie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Connersville, falling 3-0.
Muncie Central took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-18.
Southwood's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. As for Muncie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Southwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Muncie Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwood 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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