Volleyball Preview: Hallsville Indians vs. Southern Boone Eagles
Hallsville is 2-8 against Southern Boone since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hallsville Indians will square off against the Southern Boone Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Hallsville was able to grind out a solid win over Fulton, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Hallsville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, everything went Southern Boone's way against Boonville on Tuesday as Southern Boone made off with a 3-0 victory.
Southern Boone's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Boonville between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-16.
Hallsville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9-3. As for Southern Boone, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Hallsville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Southern Boone struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hallsville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Southern Boone when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Hallsville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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