Volleyball Preview: Quitman Bulldogs vs. Mineola Yellowjackets
Quitman is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mineola is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Quitman Bulldogs will host the Mineola Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 5-5 against one another since October of 2019.
Quitman is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Harts Bluff just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Mineola had just enough and edged Tyler HEAT out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Mineola took Tyler HEAT into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 16-14.
Mineola found their leader in underclassman Jaycee Maagg, who had 17 digs. Maagg has been hot recently, having posted six or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Mineola 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 three consecutive contests.
Quitman's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Mineola, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
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