Volleyball Game Preview: Mineral Point Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 19, 2024, 12:09am

Volleyball Preview: Mineral Point Pointers vs. Riverdale Chieftains

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Mineral Point is 8-2 against Riverdale since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mineral Point Pointers are on the road again to play the Riverdale Chieftains at 7:15 p.m. Mineral Point will be strutting in after a win while Riverdale will be coming in after a loss.

Last Tuesday, everything went Mineral Point's way against Fennimore as Mineral Point made off with a 3-0 victory.

After all that action, the final score was 31-29, 25-18, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Riverdale lost 3-0 to Cuba City on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Chieftains in their matchups with the Cubans: they've now lost seven in a row.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-12, 25-20.

Mineral Point has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Mineral Point took their win against Riverdale in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mineral Point since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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