Volleyball Preview: Mosinee Indians vs. Merrill Bluejays
Mosinee and Merrill are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but not for long. The Mosinee Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Merrill Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Thursday, Mosinee got the win against Marathon by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Mosinee walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-19.
Mosinee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Merrill had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Hodags 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-16.
Merrill found their leader in underclassman Miley Krueger, who had 12 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Wheeler, who had six digs and two aces.
Mosinee is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-9 record this season. As for Merrill, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mosinee has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Merrill 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.
Mosinee was able to grind out a solid victory over Merrill in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Mosinee repeat their success, or does Merrill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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