Volleyball Game Preview: Meridian Mustangs vs. Cross County Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 1:41am

Volleyball Preview: Meridian Mustangs vs. Cross County Cougars

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Meridian and Cross County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Meridian Mustangs will face off against the Cross County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meridian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.

Last Tuesday, Meridian narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Osceola 2-1.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Meridian got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-21.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cross County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Hampton on Tuesday.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cross County was: they took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15.

Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Cross County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-12.

Meridian skirted past Cross County 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Meridian repeat their success, or does Cross County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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