Volleyball Preview: Arcanum Trojans vs. Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks
Arcanum has gone 9-1 against Mississinawa Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Arcanum Trojans will take on the Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. Arcanum is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Arcanum beat Houston 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Arcanum can attribute much of their success to Matty Noe, who had eight digs and two aces, and Cameron Garbig, who had 13 digs. Noe has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Arcanum was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mississinawa Valley entered their tilt with Bradford on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Railroaders 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mississinawa Valley was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-1, 25-10.
Arcanum's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Mississinawa Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Arcanum has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mississinawa Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arcanum beat Mississinawa Valley 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Will Arcanum repeat their success, or does Mississinawa Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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