Volleyball Preview: Midlothian Panthers vs. Red Oak Hawks
Midlothian is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Red Oak is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Midlothian Panthers will welcome the Red Oak Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Last Tuesday, Midlothian beat Kaufman 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 18-25, 25-18, 25-11.
Midlothian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Red Oak made easy work of Corsicana on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Red Oak was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 25-18.
Red Oak relied on the efforts of Sarah Fanning, who had eight digs and four aces, and Bobbie Tucker, who had seven digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Tucker a new career-high in aces.
Midlothian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Red Oak, their victory bumped their record up to 21-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Midlothian has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Red Oak 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.
Everything went Midlothian's way against Red Oak in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Midlothian made off with a 3-0 win. Does Midlothian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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