The Madison Academy Mustangs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Madison County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Madison Academy is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 10th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Randolph School with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-18, 25-11.
Madison Academy can attribute much of their success to Kenzie Privett, who had 13 digs, and Sarah Bacon, who had three kills, two aces, and two aces. Privett has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Madison Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Madison County came tearing into Wednesday's game with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Bears as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was Madison County's feisty defense: they held Plainview to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-21, 25-20.
Madison Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-15. As for Madison County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Madison Academy has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Madison County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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