Volleyball Preview: Badger Braves vs. Mathews Mustangs
Badger is 9-1 against Mathews since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Badger Braves will look to defend their home court against the Mathews Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Badger came up short against Heartland Christian on Saturday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Lions : they've now lost three in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-12, 25-14.
Gabriella Miller put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had eight digs and a block.
Meanwhile, Mathews can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Windham.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-15, 23-25, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Liz Rowan, who had nine digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Darlington, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mathews was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Badger's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Mathews, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Badger has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Mathews struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Badger took their victory against Mathews in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Badger repeat their success, or does Mathews have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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