Volleyball Game Preview: Maconaquah Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 1:51am

Volleyball Preview: Maconaquah Braves vs. Southwood Knights

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The Maconaquah Braves will square off against the Southwood Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Saturday, Maconaquah narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Logansport 2-1.

Maconaquah was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-16, 15-12.

Meanwhile, Southwood put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Rochester 3-0.

The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Southwood was: they took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-11, 25-6.

Southwood couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was two weeks ago.

Maconaquah's record is now 10-6. As for Southwood, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.

Maconaquah came up short against Southwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Maconaquah avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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