The Germantown Mavericks will face off against the Madison Central Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Germantown will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Germantown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Tupelo, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Germantown was ranked 14th). Germantown walked away with a 3-1 victory over Tupelo last Tuesday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-18, 20-25, 28-26.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Madison Central sidestepped Tupelo for a 3-2 win.
Madison Central took Tupelo into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 19-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Madison Central can attribute much of their success to Anna Hinman, who had 12 digs and 17 assists. With that strong performance, Hinman is now averaging an impressive 8.2 assists per game.
Germantown's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Madison Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Germantown beat Madison Central 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. Does Germantown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Madison Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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