Volleyball Preview: Red Oak Hawks vs. Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
On Tuesday Red Oak will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Red Oak got the win against Ennis by a conclusive 3-0.
Red Oak's got stronger as the match went on, holding Ennis to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-11, 25-9.
Bobbie Tucker and Trinity Mccollister were among the main playmakers for Red Oak as the former had 13 digs and the latter had 14 digs and a kill.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian Heritage challenged Corsicana on Tuesday. Midlothian Heritage came out on top against Corsicana by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Midlothian Heritage had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-14.
Maddie Parrish had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Hamilton, who had 11 digs.
Red Oak has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-15 record this season. As for Midlothian Heritage, they pushed their record up to 20-19 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Red Oak has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Midlothian Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Red Oak suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Midlothian Heritage when the teams last played back in September. Can Red Oak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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