Volleyball Preview: Red Oak Hawks vs. Midlothian Panthers
Red Oak and Midlothian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Red Oak Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Midlothian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Red Oak is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Midlothian Heritage just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Hawks have suffered since October 30, 2023.
While Red Oak ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Midlothian had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 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.
Red Oak's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-14. As for Midlothian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Red Oak might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Midlothian in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Red Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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