After three games on the road, Minden is heading back home. They will host the Holdrege Dusters at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minden is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 26th on Tuesday. They blew past Cozad 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Minden took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-14.
Among those leading the charge was Aubree Bules, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Holdrege hadn't done well against Gothenburg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Holdrege had just enough and edged Gothenburg out 3-2.
Holdrege was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-108), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 25-21, 20-18.
Ellie Pelster had an outrageously good game as she had 22 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Minden's win was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 28-0. As for Holdrege, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Minden has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Holdrege struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Minden was able to grind out a solid win over Holdrege when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Will Minden repeat their success, or does Holdrege have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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