Volleyball Preview: Southport Cardinals vs. Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots
The Southport Cardinals's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Southport will be strutting in after a victory while Terre Haute North Vigo will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, everything went Southport's way against Greenwood as Southport made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-14, 25-21.
Southport can attribute much of their success to Arianna Neese, who had seven digs, and Madison Rayburn, who had three digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Terre Haute North Vigo's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Linton-Stockton. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Patriots have suffered since September 14th.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Linton-Stockton scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-21.
Southport has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Southport has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Terre Haute North Vigo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southport beat Terre Haute North Vigo 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Southport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Terre Haute North Vigo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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